Learning to swim opens the doors to a number of activities, like water aerobics classes, snorkeling, and lap swimming. Not to mention, it can be a lifesaver (literally) in an accident. Yet, almost 40 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) --Many adults can't swim well enough to save themselves. WDRB's Keith Kaiser learns how Central Adult Learn-to-Swim, Inc. (ALTS) is trying to change all that. The ALTS ...

Learning how to swim for triathlon can be a daunting task, it is by far the most technical and challenging to learn later in life. But fear not, we’re here to help guide you through the water. As part ...

In April, the writer Aaricka Washington set a goal that she would learn to swim before her 30th birthday. Inspired by Black women trailblazers such as Olympic gold medalist Simone Manuel, she took a ...

At age 53, Gwen Tunzini stepped into the small pool at the YMCA for her first swimming lesson. At the same time a bunch of 3- to 5-year-olds gathered for their swim class. Tunzini looked up and ...

You’re never too old to learn how to swim. The oldest person Pamela Lawnicki Green taught how to swim was in their 70s. You can be any age to learn, said Letaya Robinson, 44, who is taking lessons ...

First Strokes is a New York-based organization working to get teens in the water safely — and to try to remove the barriers to learning. Above, a First Strokes class at Hill Regional Career High ...

GLENDALE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Some of the most important skills for living, such as talking, reading and writing, are taught at a very young age. Swimming is also on that list for many people, but many ...

DEAR HELOISE: Five years ago, while we were on vacation, my son drowned. He was one of more than 4,000 people who drown every year. He was 8 years old. The dangerous part of swimming is that anyone ...

The DEM is offering another round of grants to providers of swim lessons for kids from minority or low-income backgrounds.

Michael Phelps taught several of the Baltimore Ravens how to swim after the team asked the 28-time Olympic medalist to coach them last month. Phelps arrived at the Ravens’ training center a couple of ...