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 ...
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 ...
(WSPA) – The summer season means many of you will be spending time at pools, lakes or the beach. Not everyone who enjoys the water knows how to swim. Kelly Colley, the Aquatics Director for the YMCA ...
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 ...
More than 500 people of all ages die from unintentional drownings each year in Florida. In 2025, there was a record high of ...
The Reading School District has seen significant growth in its aquatics program over the past year, the district recently announced. With nearly 700 participants in swim lessons since last summer and ...
A poll conducted by Gallop found 55 percent of people around the world can’t swim without help. Researchers interviewed more ...
As it gets warmer outside, more people are getting in the water, and that means agencies and organizations are offering reminders, resources, and programs to keep people safe and avoid preventable ...
Class is in session several times a week at the Mt. Auburn pool. It is where the Cincinnati Recreation Commission is holding its first-ever Lifeguard Academy. The goal is to boost the number of ...