The snow is melting, and the cold temperatures are warming up, which can only mean one thing: summer is coming! Summer and ...

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 ...

NAVAJO DAM, N.M. — Turning tragedy into something positive. That’s what one family in the Four Corners has done after they lost their 6-year-old son in 2014. He drowned during a trip to Navajo Lake to ...

SAN DIEGO — When 9-year-old Bryson showed up to an Outdoor Afro event, the pool was full of children laughing and swimming, but Bryson stood back and stayed dry, unable to join the children splashing ...

In the drowning prevention community, we dread hearing the other F-word: floaties. These seemingly innocuous devices give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption that the ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A local nonprofit that provides kids from low-income backgrounds with free swimming lessons needs more financial support after seeing an increase in sign ups. Stages of ...

In honor of National Water Safety Month, Pool Scouts has partnered with the Hope Floats Foundation to donate more than 1,500 swim lessons for children living in poverty. Local Pool Scouts Owner, Shane ...

AUBURN, Wash. — There's a national push to save the lives of Black and brown children by teaching them to swim. Studies show BIPOC kids are three times more likely to die from drowning than white kids ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and it’s why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us. In this “Swim ...

The article on Public Health's Water Watchers program was very timely. My heart goes out to all the families who have lost a child to drowning. I would like to add that swimming lessons at an early ...

Drowning rates among children are on the rise in the United States and children with special needs are at higher risk. It is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for children between ...