CANTON – Seven-year-old CJ Anderson wanted to take swim lessons but was nervous. His dad, Cortney Anderson, said the youngster loves water but fears it. Five weeks ago, the first grader at Frazer ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — 10-year-old Chesapeake resident Grace Franco has come a long way since her mom first enrolled her in swim lessons at the Chesapeake YMCA more than six months ago. “She started off ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Drowning is the leading cause of death for kids ages one to four years old, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Parker Gore, director of health and recreation ...

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — School is almost out for summer, and that means many families are going to be hitting the pool, the lake, and the beach! Every year, too many children die from ...

Linley Mitchell is a confident swimmer, but her mother, Kerri Mitchell, knows that even strong swimmers can be at risk in the water. That’s why they decided to enroll Linley in swimming lessons at the ...

PITTSBURGH — Learning to swim is a rite of passage for many kids, but for Black and Brown children, racial barriers have kept them from the pool and the result has been deadly. According to the CDC ...

TAUNTON- City resident Francisco Alves, 34, said he joined a free adult swimming class at the Old Colony YMCA in Taunton "to learn how to swim and float." "I have no idea how to swim at all," he said ...

Babies and toddlers swim with their parents on the first day of the YMCA of Southern West Virginia’s first free swimming lesson in Beckley Monday. Aquatics Director Cat Gunther said the free lessons ...

First grade students at Barr and Taft elementary schools have been taking swim lessons during school at the YMCA. Through a generous donation, the YMCA of Central Stark County was able to partner with ...