Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for children, especially impacting minority communities due to historical and socioeconomic factors. Learning to swim is crucial for water safety and ...

Gullah-Geechee communities are defined, in part, by their proximity to the water. Many Black people in the South Carolina Lowcountry who escaped bondage or otherwise found liberty in the years before ...

Every child should learn to swim. However, there are barriers we must overcome to make that happen. They are alarming: Factors that determine children’s safety in water include economic status, ...

Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death among young kids. This is a travesty — and a fixable problem. Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death among young kids, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – The O’Fallon Park Makos Swim ...

At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos ...

School's out for summer and that can only mean one thing: families are packing their beach bags and heading out for some fun in the water. Others are retreating to the backyard pools of friends and ...