Drownings are increasing but basic swimming and water safety lessons are a proven way to prevent them, the CDC reports ANDERSON TWP., Ohio — Drownings are increasing for the first time in decades, ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – It’s ‘Water Safety Week’ at three Greenville YMCA locations and employees are hosting swim lessons to teach kids life-saving skills and the basics of swimming. “Kids see ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to a survey from the American Red Cross, 54% of adults in the United States do not know how to swim or lack some of the basic swimming skills. Student-athlete Jack ...

It may be fun to stay at the YMCA, but when it comes to teaching second graders how to swim, instructors mean business. Suzanne Richards, executive director of the YMCA in Stratford, said learning to ...

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (KTIV) - It’s every parent’s worst nightmare around the water. Your child falling in. Drowning. That nightmare turned into a reality for one Siouxland mom after her young daughter ...

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TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - A partnership with Tift County’s Board of Education, Recreation Department and the YMCA partnered together to promote water safety for all 2nd grade students in Tifton. A group of ...