BOARDMAN — Hot weather has finally arrived in the Mahoning Valley and beyond, and something a lot of children will be doing during the summer months to cool off, whether at home or on vacation, is ...

Life’s unexpected challenges can sometimes bring about some of its biggest blessings. At the age of 9, young Thurman Thomas attended a party with his baseball team. But, the little boy nearly lost his ...

ANGWIN — Zack Kresge doesn’t remember his grandfather Jeff teaching him to swim as an infant, but the lesson definitely stuck. At age 21, he’s been swimming competitively for 15 years, and this summer ...

In the drowning prevention community, we dread hearing the other F-word: floaties. These seemingly innocuous devices give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption that the ...

In honor of National Water Safety Month, Pool Scouts has partnered with the Hope Floats Foundation to donate more than 1,500 swim lessons for children living in poverty. Local Pool Scouts Owner, Shane ...

DEAR HELOISE: We live in Arizona, and my husband wanted to put a pool in our backyard. I agreed only if all three kids learned to swim and my husband agreed to teach them. Three years after the pool ...

(WSVN) - A group in South Florida is making a splash when it comes to keeping children safe in the water, especially kids with special needs. 7’s Vanessa Medina introduces us to these lifesaving ...

The Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District is looking to improve swimming expertise among young children, especially those from low-income households who are at a substantially elevated risk of ...

Well before the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials open at Lucas Oil Stadium and well after they are over, the event will have a long-term impact on Indianapolis. Thanks to an agreement between the Indiana ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - BREC is hoping to raise awareness about the importance of teaching kids to swim by hosting an event called BREC’s Largest Swim Lesson. The event will take place on Friday, ...

Children with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than their neurotypical peers. Children with autism are 160 times more likely to drown than their neurotypical peers, according to the Autism ...