May is National Water Safety Month, which is an initiative designed to raise awareness about the dangers of not knowing how to swim.

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 temperatures rise across Southeast Texas and families head to pools, splash pads, lakes, and beaches, water safety experts ...

Knott’s Soak City Waterpark will join hundreds of waterparks, aquatic centers, and swim schools nationwide for the 15 th annual World’s Largest Swimming Lesson. The event, which takes place on June 20 ...

It seems obvious that teaching kids to swim would reduce deaths by drowning. But the reality is complex, and proof is hard to find. Drowning deaths have decreased dramatically in the U.S. since the ...

Swimming ability is declining in Australia, and experts say knowing the right age to enrol your children in lessons — as well ...

Accidental drownings change the lives of thousands of people across the U.S. each year. While most people think drowning is the most prevalent issue with babies and kids, three to four times as many ...

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