Rear view of an African little boy swimming underwater in the pool As an Olympic medalist and world champion swimmer, swimming has been a constant in my life for many years. But it wasn’t always this ...

Formal swimming lessons significantly reduce the risk of drowning for young children. More than 40 million adults don't know how to swim; more than half have never taken a lesson. Nonfatal drowning ...

Knott’s Soak City Waterpark will join hundreds of waterparks, aquatic centers, and swim schools nationwide for the 15 th annual World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. The event, which takes place on June 20 ...

It seems obvious that teaching kids to swim would reduce deaths by drowning. But the reality is complex, and proof is hard to find. Drowning deaths have decreased dramatically in the U.S. since the ...

As temperatures rise and families head to pools and beaches across Florida, water safety experts say swim lessons are one of ...

Accidental drownings change the lives of thousands of people across the U.S. each year. While most people think drowning is the most prevalent issue with babies and kids, three to four times as many ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - As families head to the pool or the beach for the long Memorial Day weekend, experts are encouraging continued water safety. They say its important for kids to get started in swimming ...

May is National Water Safety Month, which is an initiative designed to raise awareness about the dangers of not knowing how ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The wisdom of enrolling toddlers and preschoolers in formal swimming ...

Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death from injury worldwide. From July 2018 to June 2019, 276 people drowned across Australia—a 10% increase on the previous year. Among those were ...

Swimming ability is declining in Australia, and experts say knowing the right age to enrol your children in lessons — as well as what to do if you can't access them — is key to improving water safety.

Words have power, and a new drowning prevention effort says that doing away with misleading terminology such as "water safe" and "waterproofing" in swimming and water safety programs is needed to save ...