Swimming ability is declining in Australia, and experts say knowing the right age to enrol your children in lessons — as well as what to do if you can't access them — is key to improving water safety.

Rap songs, a children’s book and visits from local first responders. These are just a few of the tools being employed this week to teach children from The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of ...

Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death from injury worldwide. From July 2018 to June 2019, 276 people drowned across Australia – a 10% increase on the previous year. Among those ...

New figures show shocking numbers of Australian kids are not achieving basic swimming skills. Royal Life Saving Australia data estimates 48% of Year 6 students cannot swim 50 meters and tread water ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The YMCA of Greater Rochester is hosting “Splash Week,” where they will offer free water safety and basic swimming skills lessons for those with little to no experience swimming. The ...

Accidental drownings change the lives of thousands of people across the U.S. each year. While most people think drowning is the most prevalent issue with babies and kids, three to four times as many ...

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Children in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti hoping to take to the water this summer can take free swimming lessons with the return of the Ann Arbor YMCA’s Safety Around Water program.