We’re wrapping up Swim Week on NBC 5 Today, NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen teams with the local YMCA to help prevent childhood drowning deaths this summer. But it's not just kids. According to the Red Cross, ...

I was the kid “adult swim” was invented for (or, honestly, to protect against). By five, I was a capable little swimmer, and once I had my coveted passport to freedom—the green wristband awarded upon ...

Learn to swim alone with this simple, step-by-step guide. Master techniques in the shallow end, practice kicking, and float ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to a survey from the American Red Cross, 54% of adults in the United States do not know how to swim or lack some of the basic swimming skills. Student-athlete Jack ...

Every summer, families across Scotland flock to pools, lochs, and beaches – yet a familiar pattern emerges. Children splash and dive while many parents, grandparents or other older family members ...

There was magic in the water. Ray, a Masters Swimmer turned volunteer swim instructor was helping Mary. On the other side of the pool, Mary’s two kids were doing bobs in Station One of our SwimAmerica ...

MARATHON CITY, Wis. (WSAW) -Drowning has become far too common in the month of July here in Wisconsin. In just a couple of weeks, five people have died. All but one of them were adults. 70% of ...

As it gets warmer outside, more people are getting in the water, and that means agencies and organizations are offering reminders, resources, and programs to keep people safe and avoid preventable ...

Taking up half of the 50-meter pool at Jenks Trojan Aquatics Center on Tuesday evening were members of the Tulsa Masters Swim Club. The speed the swimmers cut through the water was just as varied as ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The First Coast YMCA, in partnership with Farah & Farah, held a special event Saturday morning at Winston Family YMCA in Riverside to talk about the importance of learning how to ...