Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for children, especially impacting minority communities due to historical and socioeconomic factors. Learning to swim is crucial for water safety and ...

Accidental drownings are the single leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 in the U.S., ahead of car crashes and cancer, according to the CDC. Black children drown at rates three times higher ...

Wheeler Cowperthwaite’s front-page report ("The Ocean State has a shortage of public pools," News, Aug. 14) shows what is at stake: swimming is recreation that saves lives. No other youth activity ...

Water activities are a source of enjoyment for people of all ages, but they also come with inherent risks. Drowning remains a leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children in the ...

The Benjamin Barnes Branch of the Boys and Girls Club prioritizes swim lessons for its campers. They come free to campers as ...

A poll conducted by Gallop found 55 percent of people around the world can’t swim without help. Researchers interviewed more ...

The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming and U.S. Masters Swimming, today announced they are awarding $865,000 to 114 swim lesson providers nationwide, vetting more than 470 ...

The 2025 N.J. girls swimming season has a number of fun storylines that we’ll be keeping up with this year. Two of the state’s best swimmers in Audrey Derivaux and Addison Gebhart are back in the fold ...