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 ...

TAUNTON- City resident Francisco Alves, 34, said he joined a free adult swimming class at the Old Colony YMCA in Taunton "to learn how to swim and float." "I have no idea how to swim at all," he said ...

We’re wrapping up Swim Week on NBC 5 Today, NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen teams with the local YMCA to help prevent childhood drowning deaths this summer. But it's not just kids. According to the Red Cross, ...

Jordan Alsobrook never learned to swim. “I’m not even sure why I never learned. Everybody in my family knows how to swim,” the 19-year-old University of Louisiana at Lafayette student said. Alsobrook, ...

ATLANTA - It is surely going to feel like summer this weekend as dangerous heat takes hold. The FOX 5 Storm Team is forecasting the hottest weekend of the year so far. To beat the heat, some will head ...

Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 5 to 14, according to the CDC, and the YMCA is bringing back its Safety Around Water Program, which offers free swimming ...

The YMCA of Northern Colorado will provide more than 250 children and adults with free swim lessons through its Safety Around Water program May 31-June 3 at YMCA pools in Johnstown, Longmont, Boulder, ...

WALTHAM - At local YMCA branches in Massachusetts, swimming lessons are in full swing to help people of all ages get familiar with the water. "We believe that an early introduction to water is really ...