WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to a survey from the American Red Cross, 54% of adults in the United States do not know how to swim or lack some of the basic swimming skills. Student-athlete Jack ...

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 ...

Instructor Meg Prentice works with Rosie Thomas, of Rochester, during an adult swim lesson Friday, April 11, 2025, at 125 Live in Rochester. Thomas said she had always wanted to learn how to swim, but ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS – A program aimed at teaching adults to how to swim is saving hundreds of lives, with the goal of saving even more. In the United States, there are 10 drownings every day. About 70% of ...

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 ...

A Marin nonprofit partnership is expanding its free youth learn-to-swim classes and pool access programs to adults. Jeremy Engman, executive director of Soma Aquatics Foundation, said existing ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Summertime is ideal for a swim in a community pool, but for many adults in West Louisville, a lack of access kept them from learning a skill that works for exercise or even ...

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 ...