“A Swim Lesson,” a documentary short film directed by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, has been picked up for distribution starting this fall. The film will get its broadcast premier on POV on PBS on ...

Watching a child learn how to swim is like witnessing a great opera. The maestro of this emotional orchestra is Bill Marsh. Swimming is the closest human beings will ever get to flying. And there is ...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Swimmers in Pittsford are trying to break a world record as part of the World’s Largest Swim Lesson. The group coordinated hundreds of swimming facilities around the world to have a ...

CHILDREN FROM DROWNING IS HAPPENING TODAY. IT’S CALLED THE WORLD’S LARGEST SWIMMING LESSON. THAT’S RIGHT. IT’S ALL IN AN EFFORT TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO SWIM TO PREVENT A TRAGEDY. OUR YASMINE JULMISSE ...

The seventh season of “POV Shorts” will include Rashida Jones and Will McCormack’s “A Swim Lesson.” About swim coach Bill Marsh, the 20-minute doc, which recently debuted at the Telluride Film ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The crucial importance of swimming lessons in the Black community has been brought to the forefront. Despite its status as a life skill, significant obstacles are preventing many ...

Participants spent some time in a classroom learning about water safety, as well as time in the pool where lifeguards pulled ...

Just in time for the first day of summer, the city of Grapevine is taking part in a worldwide event to help prevent drownings. This is the 15th anniversary of the event. Organizers anticipate more ...

Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez was in Ocala Monday morning, making an appearance at the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training (FAST) facility to announce a swimming voucher program for children. Gov. Ron ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Lawmakers are trying to tackle an issue plaguing children in Florida – drownings. According to the CDC, more children in Florida, ages 1 to 4, are killed by an unintentional ...

Paulana Lamonier is on a mission: “smashing the stereotype that black people don’t swim.” The former journalist and social media strategist, who is Haitian-American, started her Queens, N.Y.-based ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The State of Florida may soon be taking a brand-new approach toward preventing the drowning deaths of children. If approved and signed into law, a new bill would create a free ...