The YMCA of the USA funds will provide lessons to 50 youth scholarship recipients in a program that continues through October.

The Florida Department of Health lists drowning as the leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 1-4, and state lawmakers in Tallahassee are considering two bills aimed at reducing those ...

It is swimming carnival season in Australia. This typically means children from about Year 2 and up are asked to swim a distance of 50 metres or one length of an Olympic-size pool – if they say they ...

It’s no secret that children should learn water safety, including how to swim. Did you know that children can start swimming lessons as young as two months old and continue through their teenage years ...

Those first few poolside holidays with young children might make incredible memories, but they aren't exactly relaxing. Whether they're new to swimming unaided or have been doing so for some time, ...

Gear up for summer with a splash of fun through 5 weeks of children’s swim lessons at the SRC! Float down to the SRC Rec Pool on Saturday mornings for two sessions of swim instruction throughout the ...

There are times in life when you just have to take the plunge.

As families across the country head to Florida for spring break, state lawmakers are advancing new measures aimed at ...

The death of 8-year-old Ryan Amichette, who drowned this month in a neighbor’s pool in Fort Lauderdale cast a tragic spotlight on a public health issue for young children nationwide but especially in ...

During a period of painful budget cuts, New York City lawmakers secured private funding to pay for free swim lessons for 2,000 second graders starting in June. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons With New York ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — A new Florida law went into effect Monday, July 1st, that provides swim lesson vouchers to low-income families with children under the age of four. Florida has the highest rate of ...