Instructor Meg Prentice works with Rosie Thomas, of Rochester, during an adult swim lesson Friday, April 11, 2025, at 125 Live in Rochester. Thomas said she had always wanted to learn how to swim, but ...

Dr. Jan Lewis, 66, used to be what she calls a “lifelong non-swimmer.” “Neither of my parents swam,” she says. “There were no pools in our area in Pennsylvania, and my parents told us we didn’t have ...

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 ...

PHOENIX, AZ, UNITED STATES, August 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Last year, more than 4,500 people in the U.S. lost their lives in drowning accidents. According to ...

INDIANAPOLIS – A program aimed at teaching adults to how to swim is saving hundreds of lives, with the goal of saving even more. In the United States, there are 10 drownings every day. About 70% of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Summertime is ideal for a swim in a community pool, but for many adults in West Louisville, a lack of access kept them from learning a skill that works for exercise or even ...

A Marin nonprofit partnership is expanding its free youth learn-to-swim classes and pool access programs to adults. Jeremy Engman, executive director of Soma Aquatics Foundation, said existing ...

As a result, swimming remained effectively segregated, and many Black Americans stayed away from pools. The impact is still felt. More than a third of Black adults report they do not know how to swim, ...

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 ...

For many teens, the idea of police might stir feelings of fear or distrust. But Friday night, in Lawrence, officers and youth shared a space built on conversation, not conflict. Surveillance footage ...

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 ...