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 ...

Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for children, especially impacting minority communities due to historical and socioeconomic factors. Learning to swim is crucial for water safety and ...

ST. LOUIS — A staggering statistic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that Black children ages 10 to 14 drown nearly eight times more often than their white peers in swimming ...

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, ...

A local swimming program in the Village of Hempstead is teaching generations of African Americans how to swim. Lifeguard supervisor Todd Trotman has been running a swim program for more than a decade.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: On the shore of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain, Mamadou M Bathily stretches out his arms and glides across the water. :: ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It is officially summertime and many of us are cooling off at the pool and the beach. Knowing how to swim is an important skill especially if you live on the Gulf Coast. Not ...

It's a busy weekend at King County's Aquatic Center in Federal Way where the winter nationals swim meet is underway. While an event going on the center's main pool featured some of the sport's top ...

BOSTON - Many children missed out on swimming lessons during the pandemic, a new study has found. It's estimated that nearly a thousand kids and teens die from drowning each year. Researchers at Lurie ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked. It was what it looked like, a starter swimming ...