Kids are flocking to the pools as the Philadelphia area continues to experience a heat wave, making water safety even more important. At Nile Swim Club in Yeadon, a free swim program is underway to ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 4,000 people drown every year in the United States. The CDC reports that the number of people who die by ...

Hours of swimming can be damaging to kids’ delicate and developing eyes. Swim goggles sized especially for smaller faces protect them and keep kids comfortable while they splash the day away. We think ...

Water is one of the most effective ways to stay cool when the mercury surges. For kids, water activities also offer a chance to mix fun and exercise. However, it’s extremely important to protect ...

In the drowning prevention community, we dread hearing the other F-word: floaties. These seemingly innocuous devices give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption that the ...

Bryan Huffman loves to swim. “I think of it like flying over the bottom of the lake,” he shared. And he’s gearing up for a pretty big swim this week, across Lake Superior. He’ll get in the water at ...

One proposed bill would give free swim lesson vouchers to kids 4 and under in low-income families. Whitney Fullington looks back at her mother, Ashley, as she climbs out of the pool during a drowning ...

Drowning is the #1 cause of death for kids ages 1-4 and 64% of Black kids can’t swim. Paulana Lamonier is a New York City native who tweeted a few years ago that she wanted to teach 30 Black kids to ...

"Is it safe?" is a commonly searched phrase among parents, and for good reason. Parents want to know what products are safe to use with their children, and what to avoid. This article is the first in ...

At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos ...

Last year’s closure of two YWCA fitness centers sunk the Otters, a competitive youth swimming program in Minneapolis, which no longer had a pool to call home. But when that opportunity dried up, ...