BELMAR, New Jersey (WABC) -- As more local pools and parks are re-opening from pandemic shutdowns, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is urging families and caregivers to provide swim lessons ...

Jul. 9—At Silver Lake Pool, about a dozen Boys & Girls Club members ages 7-9 were full of energy. Astrid Jones dunked her head under water, and came up cracking a smile. Marquez Neal showed off his ...

Pajamas aren’t the typical swimwear -- but there’s an important reason kids at one Colorado Springs swim school are wearing ...

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are considered the important academic building blocks in one’s formative years. Swimming lessons are not essential – at least not in most schools. They should be.

When I was 4 years old, my mom took me to my first swim lesson. Ready to go with my goggles in hand, I eagerly entered the cold water with my instructor. Most of the other kids my age were shy and ...

For two years now, families with kids like mine have been looking forward to a normal summer. Growing up, nothing typified that for me more than long, lazy days spent at the neighborhood swimming pool ...