CHESAPEAKE, Va. — 10-year-old Chesapeake resident Grace Franco has come a long way since her mom first enrolled her in swim lessons at the Chesapeake YMCA more than six months ago. “She started off ...

Babies and toddlers swim with their parents on the first day of the YMCA of Southern West Virginia’s first free swimming lesson in Beckley Monday. Aquatics Director Cat Gunther said the free lessons ...

ATLANTA - It is surely going to feel like summer this weekend as dangerous heat takes hold. The FOX 5 Storm Team is forecasting the hottest weekend of the year so far. To beat the heat, some will head ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- With a kick and a push, the third-grade class at Southeast Raleigh Elementary School learned how to swim on Friday as part of their physical education. The Southeast Raleigh ...

PITTSBURGH — Learning to swim is a rite of passage for many kids, but for Black and Brown children, racial barriers have kept them from the pool and the result has been deadly. According to the CDC ...

POTTSTOWN — The YMCA is provided free swimming lessons to more than 100 young children this summer as part of a program sponsored by several organizations in town. Some of them gathered during lessons ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - You might think April is too early to sign up for swim lessons, but summer is just around the corner. Albany YMCA director says it’s more than just registering for swim lessons, ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina has announced that it and several local organizations are contributing to the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson on Thursday, June 22.

Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 5 to 14, according to the CDC, and the YMCA is bringing back its Safety Around Water Program, which offers free swimming ...

WALTHAM - At local YMCA branches in Massachusetts, swimming lessons are in full swing to help people of all ages get familiar with the water. "We believe that an early introduction to water is really ...

Florida ranks number 4 nationwide in the rate of unintentional drownings among children ages 4 and under, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.That grim statistic is the reason ...