Formal swimming lessons significantly reduce the risk of drowning for young children. More than 40 million adults don't know how to swim; more than half have never taken a lesson. Nonfatal drowning ...

As the summer holidays get underway, taking a dip in your local lake, river, or sea might seem like a great refreshing way to kick off the season. However, open-water swimming presents unique risks ...

Survive or thrive? When it comes to open-water swimming for triathlon race day, there are two camps of thought. The competitors who just want to get through it without losing too much time (or ...