Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children aged 4 and under, and deaths increase during the summer as people head to ...
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 ...
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Column: Teach your kids to swim; it might save a life

There were two physical activities my father insisted his children learn. One was swimming, the other was snow skiing. So it was that around 7 years old I was hauled to a swim class to learn the ...
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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and it’s why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us. In this “Swim ...
MIAMI — Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and its why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us. In this “Swim South Florida” ...
From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series "Professional Help," we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans ...
To help ensure families can stay cool — and safe — CitiParks’ Aquatics Team is offering free swimming lessons for youth between 6-15 years old at neighborhood pools citywide. The Learn to Swim program ...
For a country with 34,000 kilometers of coastline, it may not come as a surprise that swimming is the most popular form of recreation and physical activity for Australian children aged 0 to 14 years ...