Drowning is the number one cause of death for children ages 1-4 in the United States. NPR's Life Kit has water safety tips to keep young swimmers safe this summer. It's summer, which means it's ...

Dr. Jan Lewis, 66, used to be what she calls a “lifelong non-swimmer.” “Neither of my parents swam,” she says. “There were no pools in our area in Pennsylvania, and my parents told us we didn’t have ...

FAIRLAWN, Ohio – Drowning is one of the leading causes of death among children ages 1-4 and is one of the top three leading causes of unintentional injury death among people ages 29 and younger, ...

New figures show shocking numbers of Australian kids are not achieving basic swimming skills. Royal Life Saving Australia ...

AUBURN, Wash. — There's a national push to save the lives of Black and brown children by teaching them to swim. Studies show BIPOC kids are three times more likely to die from drowning than white kids ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A nonprofit offering free swim lessons for kids now has funding through next school year. It's thanks to a grant from the TEGNA Foundation. Most outdoor pools are out of service ...

On Saturday mornings, I sit on a bench next to a basement pool and watch my kids in the same swim lesson class. Both of them have been in the ...

Medical experts and YMCA officials urged the state to expand the swimming lesson voucher system to include more kids.

New figures show shocking numbers of Australian kids are not achieving basic swimming skills. Royal Life Saving Australia ...