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 ...

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 ...

(WSPA) – The summer season means many of you will be spending time at pools, lakes or the beach. Not everyone who enjoys the water knows how to swim. Kelly Colley, the Aquatics Director for the YMCA ...

Swim instructor Hattie Wells, center, watches 33-year-old Mini Chintakayala's footwork as she and her husband, Raj Peddapati, 34, left, participate in an adult swim lesson at the Middleton-Cross ...

The Jamestown YMCA’s fall aquatics schedule has been released and programs will begin Monday, Sept. 8. For infants 6 to 18 and 18-36 months the Y offers parent with child classes where the children ...

Rocket McDonald, front, and Makos Swim teammates enter the water without starting blocks during practice at the YMCA’s O’Fallon Park Rec Complex on March 18, 2025, in St. Louis. At a swim meet just ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A novel multi-generational approach to swimming lessons is set to save lives -- and create summer fun -- across Greater Cleveland. The YMCA of Greater Cleveland is inviting all ...

Both the YMCA of Calhoun County and the Aquatic & Fitness Center at McClellan provide residents with opportunities to swim throughout fall and winter. — The Y’s pool will close Oct. 6-10 for HVAC, ...

PITTSBURGH — Learning to swim is a rite of passage for many kids, but for Black and Brown children, racial barriers have kept them from the pool and the result has been deadly. According to the CDC ...

With school out, parents may still be scrambling to get their kids signed up for swimming lessons. Parents want their children to be safe around water at the pool and beach all summer, said Megan ...

THOMASVILLE- The Thomasville Junior Service League has a longstanding history of providing donations to ensure every pre-k student is provided with swim lessons by the YMCA. On Thursday, the JSL ...

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 ...