KSLA

15-year anniversary of Red River drowning highlights need for swimming lessons, especially in African American community

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Aug. 2, 2010 is a day that many in the ArkLaTex will never forget. On that morning fifteen years ago, six African American teenagers’ lives were taken after they drowned in ...
Los Angeles Times

Wild Rivers hosts World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, part of a global effort to prevent child drownings

Young swimmers and their swim instructors waded into the wave pool at Wild Rivers on Thursday morning in hopes of breaking a world record. The Irvine water park hosted the participants for the World’s ...
Gizmodo

3-Legged Lion Sets Swimming Record in Crocodile-Filled River

When night fell on Uganda’s second-largest national park in early February, Jacob, a three-legged African lion, made several attempts to cross a dangerous channel with his brother, Tibu. They seemed ...
The New York Times

Chicagoans Avoided Their ‘Filthy’ River for Years. On Sunday, They Swam in It.

Early Sunday morning, spectators jostled for a glimpse of the Chicago River to witness something that hadn’t happened there in nearly a century. People were swimming in it. In the heart of the Loop ...