In the drowning prevention community, we dread hearing the other F-word: floaties. These seemingly innocuous devices give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption that the ...

With summer just ahead, federal safety officials are warning people about the risk of children drowning, and offering tips and precautions designed to prevent such tragedies. Summertime drowning ...

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, ...

AND SOME RELIEF FROM THAT HUMIDITY. NOW, MANY KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS NEVER GET THE CHANCE TO DO THINGS LIKE RIDE A BIKE OR EVEN SWIM. AND THE PEDIATRIC THERAPY CENTER, AUTISM SOCIETY OF NEBRASKA AND ...

In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked.It was what it looked like, a starter swimming class. But here, ...

FALL RIVER — Summer fun goes better with water — but what if kids can’t swim? The state Department of Conservation and Recreation can fix that for free. The DCR is offering free swimming lessons for ...

Summer, and the hot weather that comes with it, is just around the corner, which means preparing yourself for spending hours near/in/by the water. Your best bet? Swimming pool games don’t require ...

IN THE SWIMMING POOL. TEN YEAR OLD ANGELICA DICKERSON SWIMS LIKE A FISH, BUT IT WASN’T ALWAYS LIKE THIS. I STILL HAD LIKE, HYDROPHOBIA. HYDROPHOBIA AS SHE CALLS IT, OR GOOD OLD FASHIONED FEAR OF THE ...

A swimming instructor says protective parents are making a potentially fatal mistake by swaddling their children’s “little arms” in towels after they get out of the pool. Nikki Scarnati made the ...

This story about swimming in Paris is part of How Paris Moves, a series of dispatches about communities and social change in France through the lens of the 2024 Summer Olympics. It’s another Friday ...