Rhode Island is offering another round of grants to fund free swimming lessons for children. The Water Safety Grant Program aims to reduce accidental drownings, which average 16 per year in the state.

CEDARBURG, Wis. (CBS 58) — Wisconsin's swimming community is mourning the loss of an accomplished athlete and beloved son. Family of 16-year-old Grant Freeze tells us he will not survive after a car ...

New York City is a city of islands bounded by rivers, edged with beaches, and dotted with nearly a hundred public pools. Water is everywhere — inviting, refreshing, but too often deadly. Every year, ...

Bryan Huffman loves to swim. “I think of it like flying over the bottom of the lake,” he shared. And he’s gearing up for a pretty big swim this week, across Lake Superior. He’ll get in the water at ...

NOBLESVILLE (WISH) — Big Blue Swim School is offering new swim lessons. The school is now offering adaptive swim lessons for children with special needs. Tara England is the Owner of Big Blue Swim ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A New Haven tradition is about to wrap up for the summer. Swim classes at Leadership, Education & Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) finish for the season at the end of this ...

The First Coast YMCA provided swim lessons to over 400 children in St. Augustine thanks to a $125,000 grant from the CDC Foundation. The program aims to reduce drowning, a leading cause of death for ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 4,000 people drown every year in the United States. The CDC reports that the number of people who die by ...

ATLANTA — It’s not every day that a kid can say that they helped break a World Record. However this week at the Thomasville Pool in southeast Atlanta, 30 local kids joined groups of other kids in ...

Six Virginia children under the age of 5 have died in swimming pool drownings just since Memorial Day. That’s just unimaginable, in terms of the grief for those families. “These numbers are ...

As Oklahomans dive into the heart of summer, experts are urging families to prioritize swimming safety for young children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drowning ...

At Nile Swim Club in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, a swim program is underway to teach kids the skills to conquer their fears of water and stay safe in the pool. Timelapse video shows speed of floodwater ...