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 ...
As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, you may find yourself pulling out those toddler floaties from last year and stocking up on sunscreen. With plans of poolside parties or days on the ...
Little Fins Swim School in Colorado Springs teaches kids and adults how to swim, but they focus on keeping you and your kids safe in the water.
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 ...
A brother and sister duo from Essex County is on a mission to decrease grim swimming statistics for Black and brown children by offering them free swimming lessons. Twins Tyna and Tyler Davis have ...
The city of Seattle is launching a swimming program with the goal of addressing the racial disparity in youth drowning deaths. Registration for the pilot program, called Swim Seattle, opens May 16.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The start of a five-week-long camp aimed at teaching children from under-resourced communities the life-saving skill of swimming begins Monday in Philadelphia. The ESF Dream Camp ...
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 ...
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 ...
When Cullen Jones nearly drowned at age 5 on a Dorney Park water ride in Pennsylvania, it changed his life forever. The event prompted Jones’ parents to sign him up for swimming lessons, a decision, ...