As an Olympic medalist and world champion swimmer, swimming has been a constant in my life for many years. But it wasn’t always this way. At 5 years old, I nearly drowned in a crowded Pennsylvania ...

SafeSplash has partnered with the National Drowning Prevention Alliance to encourage parents to make sure swimming is the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 4,000 people drown every year in the United States. The CDC reports that the number of people who die by ...

Scottish Swimming has welcomed the news that primary schoolchildren will get access to swimming lessons with a universal learn to swim offer.

Amid rising concern about drowning among children with autism, a new effort is underway to help kids with cognitive, physical and developmental needs across the country learn to be safe in the water.

This video is no longer available. A Potomac, Maryland, organization founded by kids is making a splash — quite literally — as they work to make competitive swimming more accessible for all kids. In ...

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 50,000 Hoosiers are "water safe," thanks to the Swim IN Safety Program. The program launched earlier this year in conjunction with the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials here in ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - Miami-Dade County officials updated the public on the first year of a program that has provided free, school-day swimming lessons to thousands of children across the county. County ...