Teaching swim lessons is a fun and rewarding way for swimmers to share their love of the sport while making some extra money. While the job may be fun, working with young children who are not ...

Drowning continues to be the second leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 19 — claiming the lives of roughly 1,100 children in 2006 — according the American Association for Pediatrics.

TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WJHL) When it comes to beating the summer heat, hitting the pools is almost second nature. One local group is working to make sure that water safety is on the forefront of every ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Two tragic deaths this year in Minnesota of children with autism have families on edge and looking for solutions. First, a 4-year-old boy drowned in Hopkins this summer. "It's a fear ...

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A local pool instructor said too many people drown because they don’t know how to react during a water emergency. A near east side YMCA director said he is not waiting for a tragedy ...

When Greg Jacobs worked in the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office, he was on a committee that reviewed all deaths in the county every month. There were too many drowning in bathtubs, swimming ...

Sylvie Goldner was shocked when she learned that many of her classmates at her prestigious New York City high school had no idea how to swim. After all, Goldner, 16, is a competitive swimmer who ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In a groundbreaking effort to close the water safety gap and equip children with a vital life skill, a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Summer is peak season for water activities, making it a key time to teach water safety. We talked with the owner of a local swim school who is on a mission to make a drowning ...