Massiah Browne, 7, is being credited with helping to save a 3-year-old boy from the bottom of a swimming pool. Tiara Delvalle A 7-year-old California boy is being heralded as a hero for his ...

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 ...

Every child should learn to swim. However, there are barriers we must overcome to make that happen. They are alarming: Factors that determine children’s safety in water include economic status, ...

In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked.It was what it looked like, a starter swimming class. But here, ...

Those first few poolside holidays with young children might make incredible memories, but they aren't exactly relaxing. Whether they're new to swimming unaided or have been doing so for some time, ...

Swimming lessons have helped reduce child drowning deaths by an average of 5-7% a year over the last 10 years, the head of an ...

Swimming is a fun – and healthy – activity for children during the summer. To ensure it also is safe, parents should be aware of the potential for drowning and take precautions, health experts say.

Parents who say they let their young children swim at the beach solo have defended their choice to let them do so. Sammy and Jason, who live in Australia, claim they have adopted the “lighthouse” ...

The DEM is offering another round of grants to providers of swim lessons for kids from minority or low-income backgrounds.

A swim instructor has urged parents not to buy blue bathing suits for their children after showing how difficult the colour can be to spot in a pool. In the video, Scarnati filmed her young daughter ...