Dr. Jan Lewis, 66, used to be what she calls a “lifelong non-swimmer.” “Neither of my parents swam,” she says. “There were no pools in our area in Pennsylvania, and my parents told us we didn’t have ...
Former Olympic swimming star Ryan Lochte will be in Deerfield Township on Saturday to teach swim classes.According to the event listing, "The 3-hour clinics include in-water instruction with drills, ...
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Swim lessons are critical when it comes to summer safety — the earlier you can get your child in the water - the better. Teaching skills as simple as floating, treading water, ...
NEW ORLEANS — Earlier this week toddler cousins drowned after wandering into a pool area at their apartment complex. The girls were just 1- and 2-years-old. Unfortunately, we have seen a number of ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The YWCA Lower Cape Fear, the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina and New Hanover County Schools are teaming up for Schools in Pools, a pilot program with the goal of making ...
EUGENE, Ore. (KVAL) – A 102-year-old woman in Oregon has been teaching swimming lessons for more than half a century in her community. Several times a week, Peggy Konzack helps babies 6 months old to ...
Dawgie Paddles grew out of a collaboration between Jaden Reis, a junior majoring in computational linguistics, student leaders in the Black community, Lue, and members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc ...
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Summer is in full swing and many people are going to the pools with their children. Most, if not all, public pools have lifeguards watching swimmers, but it is always good to ...
Area lifeguards are making a splash with kids. At the Greater Plains pool at 51 West End Ave. in Oneonta, kids from infancy through middle school receive lessons each year from the pool’s roughly 15 ...
(WTNH) – Federal funding will spare families from unexpected tragedy in the water. Kids across Connecticut can now qualify for a free swimming program at YMCAs. Drowning is the leading cause of death ...
Twenty-six years ago, Jane Earnest went looking for a job teaching preschool at the Grand Island YWCA, in the days when the YWCA and YMCA shared the same building. Unbeknownst to her, the first person ...