CLOSTER, New Jersey (WABC) -- Sadly, we cover backyard pool tragedies all the time. As a reminder, you are required to have a fence around your pool for safety. There are all sorts of door locks and ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Kids in the Good Life City are getting the chance to have free swim lessons with Coroner Michael Fowler and the Albany YMCA’s Swim for Life Program. The Swim for Life Program has ...

Are you a parent who wants to keep your kids safe this summer? The best thing you can do is teach them to swim. I say this as a nonalarmist mom dedicated to actual safety, instead of security theater ...

Every year, about 900 children die from accidental drowning in the United States. This is largely in part due to lack of access to swimming lessons, living far from bodies of water and lack of ...

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 ...

At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — As part of its “Swim South Florida” campaign, Local 10 is working to raise awareness and prevent child drownings. Florida leads the nation in these tragedies, and experts say ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The city of Albany wants kid’s summer to begin with a splash but in a safe way. Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler partnered up with Swim For Life to give away free swimming ...

WILL ROLL OUT. THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HEALTH ASSOCIATION, Y OF CENTRAL MARYLAND AND BALTIMORE RAVENS HOPE TO TACKLE CULTURAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL BARRIERS WHEN IT COMES TO SWIM SAFETY. MOST YOUNG ...

Kids are flocking to the pools as the Philadelphia area continues to experience a heat wave, making water safety even more important. At Nile Swim Club in Yeadon, a free swim program is underway to ...