WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Adults not knowing how to swim is more common than most people think. A swim coach from the YMCA is telling people it’s never too late to learn. According to the Centers for ...

PHOENIX, AZ, UNITED STATES, August 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Last year, more than 4,500 people in the U.S. lost their lives in drowning accidents. According to ...

Soaking wet and smiling as they stood poolside at the Walter Graham Aquatic Center in Vacaville, mother and daughter Maria Alvarez and Sue Ortiz shared more than just their participation in the Adult ...

DETROIT – Over half of the adults in the United States do not know how to swim. According to the Red Cross, 54% of adults lack basic swim safety knowledge. My colleague, Local 4′s Crime and Safety ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 15% of U.S. adults don’t know how to swim, and 55% have never had a swimming lesson. It also says more than one in three Black adults reported they ...

You’re never too old to learn how to swim. The oldest person Pamela Lawnicki Green taught how to swim was in their 70s. You can be any age to learn, said Letaya Robinson, 44, who is taking lessons ...

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 ...

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 ...

“People want to learn how to swim,” Ford told WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR station. “They may have had trauma, they may not have had access. Or maybe they took lessons, and they just wanted to get stronger.” ...

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 ...