HuffPost UK spoke with Olympic swimmer Izzy Thorpe and Swim England CEO Andy Salmon to learn more about the benefits of swimming for children. According to data from Swim England, 72% of children in ...

May is Water Safety Month and teaching your child how to swim could be a matter of life or death. With summer just around the corner, many families will be heading to the water, making swimming skills ...

Kids in Prince George’s County, Maryland, can apply for a chance to learn how to swim or to train to become a junior lifeguard for free. The Aquatics for All scholarship competition, through Prince ...

Since I found out I was having a baby I knew I wanted to sign her up for swim lessons. My daughter started lessons when she was 6 months old. It can be so hard to enroll in and manage lessons that it ...

Ryker Gardner (left), 8, waits as Haylee Turner, 7, jumps in near swim instructor Alexis Fraundorfer during "Learn to Swim" lessons at Prospect Pool on Wednesday morning. Mirror photo by Linden ...

Those first few poolside holidays with young children might make incredible memories, but they aren't exactly relaxing. Whether they're new to swimming unaided or have been doing so for some time, ...

Camden County, N.J. (CBS) -- On a hot day like Wednesday, many kids want to jump in the pool or ocean. However, water can be one of the most dangerous places for children. In the Garden State, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - According to a recent study by the USA Swimming Foundation, 64% of Black children in the United States cannot swim. A separate study done by the CDC also found that Black ...

Warmer weather is finally here in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it, many pools and beaches are opening for the summer. That’s great for families who want to spend time by the water, but it’s also ...

Every child should learn to swim. However, there are barriers we must overcome to make that happen. They are alarming: Factors that determine children’s safety in water include economic status, ...