Bryan Huffman loves to swim. “I think of it like flying over the bottom of the lake,” he shared. And he’s gearing up for a pretty big swim this week, across Lake Superior. He’ll get in the water at ...
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 ...
"Is it safe?" is a commonly searched phrase among parents, and for good reason. Parents want to know what products are safe to use with their children, and what to avoid. This article is the first in ...
Four-year-old Amir Santana loves water. He jumps in anytime he sees an opportunity. And because Amir also has autism, his mother, Dimarylee Valentin, has struggled to find swim classes that work for ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A New Haven tradition is about to wrap up for the summer. Swim classes at Leadership, Education & Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) finish for the season at the end of this ...
Swim South Florida: Free swim class options are available for residents of Miami-Dade County BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies ...
The First Coast YMCA provided swim lessons to over 400 children in St. Augustine thanks to a $125,000 grant from the CDC Foundation. The program aims to reduce drowning, a leading cause of death for ...
This video is no longer available. A Potomac, Maryland, organization founded by kids is making a splash — quite literally — as they work to make competitive swimming more accessible for all kids. In ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 4,000 people drown every year in the United States. The CDC reports that the number of people who die by ...
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 ...
ATLANTA — It’s not every day that a kid can say that they helped break a World Record. However this week at the Thomasville Pool in southeast Atlanta, 30 local kids joined groups of other kids in ...
Six Virginia children under the age of 5 have died in swimming pool drownings just since Memorial Day. That’s just unimaginable, in terms of the grief for those families. “These numbers are ...