It is swimming carnival season in Australia. This typically means children from about Year 2 and up are asked to swim a distance of 50 metres or one length of an Olympic-size pool – if they say they ...

FORT MYERS, Florida — Mia Garcia, an 11-year-old girl, reunited with Bridgett Addison, the woman who saved her from drowning at Lakes Park in South Fort Myers, Florida, days after the incident. Just ...

LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman is being hailed as a hero after rescuing an 11-year-old girl who had slipped into a lake in south Fort Myers Saturday. According to NBC affiliate WBBH, just after 10 ...

Before you head into the water this summer, make sure you know how not to drown. About 4,000 unintentional drowning deaths occur annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease ...

A Maryland swim instructor is reminding adults to keep an eye on kids at the pool, lake or beach to prevent drownings as the summer swim season gets underway. Brooke Bartko, Executive Director of Swim ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Drowning remains the single leading cause of death for kids between the ages of one and four, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While Labor Day might ...

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) —With several recent drownings this summer, swim safety is crucial not just for children, but for adults too. For World Drowning Prevention Day, Goldfish Swim School is offering ...

Four-year-old Amir Santana loves water. He jumps in anytime he sees an opportunity. And because Amir also has autism, his mother, Dimarylee Valentin, has struggled to find swim classes that work for ...

With the return of summer heat, splash pads, swimming pools and the beach remain some of the most popular ways to stay cool. Even seemingly tranquil water can pose unseen risks due to dangerous ...

Swimming lessons have helped reduce child drowning deaths by an average of 5-7% a year over the last 10 years, the head of an international non-profit has said. Doan Thu Huyen, country director of ...

Investigators working to learn why a man and a teenager died in separate incidents Investigators working to learn why a man and a teenager died in separate incidents Investigators working to learn why ...