A few simple safety changes can make a big difference when kids are around water.

I was never a great swimmer. After correcting a few common mistakes, I can now get a solid workout in the pool. By Erik Vance I’ve never been a good swimmer. I mean, I can swim. But what I do in a ...

CYPRESS, Texas – Sabrina Whittembury put her children in swim lessons at just a few years old. “You can’t have your eyes on them all the time, 24/7. If you’re in a place and they’re playing with each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water safety experts share their tips — and address how to handle drowning. (Getty Images) (Ana Rocio Garcia Franco via Getty ...

Learning to swim is not just potentially life-saving: it also provides a full-body workout that promotes cardiovascular and lung health. While in high-income countries most children learn to swim, few ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the number one cause of death for children between one and four years old. During just the ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — According to the Centers for Disease Control, accidental drowning is the leading cause of death among toddlers. For children ages 5-14, drowning is the second leading cause of ...

A group of 5- and 6-year-olds used all their strength and skills to splash their beloved swim instructor, Cheryl Waites, as she laughed and teased the kids to splash harder. Waites was one of the ...

Families can take the plunge and sign up for free swimming lessons at Goldfish Swim School in Germantown as part of the World ...

The toddlers at the Denton Natatorium sing, squeal and splash. They pluck grinning purple octopus toys out of a bucket and snuggle them. Their parents hold them while they giggle through “The Hokey ...

A toddler’s death in a swimming pool in Huffman is raising tough questions about water safety and what parents can do to ...