A group of 5- and 6-year-olds used all their strength and skills to splash their beloved swim instructor, Cheryl Waites, as she laughed and teased the kids to splash harder. Waites was one of the ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The crucial importance of swimming lessons in the Black community has been brought to the forefront. Despite its status as a life skill, significant obstacles are preventing many ...

Bryony Grey decided to learn to swim as an adult to keep up with her grandkids and has now taken on an endurance challenge ...

It was the summer of 2018. My sister, cousin, and I were aboard a motorboat with seven other wide-eyed tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of the sunken statues off the coast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

Those are the words that stick with 29-year-old Candace Thome when she learned that her nearly 2-year-old brother, Brayv, had fallen into her family’s pool in 2011. Brayv would not survive. He had ...

Ryker Gardner (left), 8, waits as Haylee Turner, 7, jumps in near swim instructor Alexis Fraundorfer during "Learn to Swim" lessons at Prospect Pool on Wednesday morning. Mirror photo by Linden ...

A Utah Aquatics Academy swimmer floats on his back in the 'survival float' position. (Alliesha Reber) Kristy Neilson and her family traveled to Lake Powell three years ago with her then 2-year-old son ...

ROCHESTER — The unexpected closing of two pools in Rochester has led to growing concerns about teaching youth to swim. “If you wanted to learn how to swim, you couldn’t because there is no more pool ...