Ryker Gardner (left), 8, waits as Haylee Turner, 7, jumps in near swim instructor Alexis Fraundorfer during "Learn to Swim" lessons at Prospect Pool on Wednesday morning. Mirror photo by Linden ...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Swimmers in Pittsford are trying to break a world record as part of the World’s Largest Swim Lesson. The group coordinated hundreds of swimming facilities around the world to have a ...

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – As summer approaches, leaders across the Lowcountry are working to keep children safe in and around the water. The YMCA of Coastal Carolina has launched a mobile ...

A group of 5- and 6-year-olds used all their strength and skills to splash their beloved swim instructor, Cheryl Waites, as she laughed and teased the kids to splash harder. Waites was one of the ...

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are considered the important academic building blocks in one’s formative years. Swimming lessons are not essential – at least not in most schools. They should be.

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — As temperatures heat up and more families head to the pools and lakes, a new program is making it possible for families in Central Texas to access swim lessons regardless of their ...

MADISON, Wis. — Summertime is just around the corner and that means more time in the pool. Madison Parks and Madison School & Community Recreation will offer preschool, youth and adult aquatic ...

Participants spent some time in a classroom learning about water safety, as well as time in the pool where lifeguards pulled ...

For two years now, families with kids like mine have been looking forward to a normal summer. Growing up, nothing typified that for me more than long, lazy days spent at the neighborhood swimming pool ...