Swimming is one of the great joys of summer, but for too many kids the water can turn deadly. Drowning is the second-leading cause of accidental deaths of children under the age of 15, according to ...

Life’s unexpected challenges can sometimes bring about some of its biggest blessings. At the age of 9, young Thurman Thomas attended a party with his baseball team. But, the little boy nearly lost his ...

NAVAJO DAM, N.M. — Turning tragedy into something positive. That’s what one family in the Four Corners has done after they lost their 6-year-old son in 2014. He drowned during a trip to Navajo Lake to ...

Parents wanting to get their children skilled in the ways of the water have a lot of options in Tucson. Swimming lesson providers offer courses for a range of age and skill levels. Classes can be ...

In honor of National Water Safety Month, Pool Scouts has partnered with the Hope Floats Foundation to donate more than 1,500 swim lessons for children living in poverty. Local Pool Scouts Owner, Shane ...

DEAR HELOISE: We live in Arizona, and my husband wanted to put a pool in our backyard. I agreed only if all three kids learned to swim and my husband agreed to teach them. Three years after the pool ...

ANGWIN — Zack Kresge doesn’t remember his grandfather Jeff teaching him to swim as an infant, but the lesson definitely stuck. At age 21, he’s been swimming competitively for 15 years, and this summer ...

A South Florida swim school is urging water safety after two small children nearly drowned in Fort Lauderdale this weekend. Both incidents involved kids under three, and both needed CPR. Parents and ...

In part one of our Is It Safe? series, experts warn that these popular flotation devices may give kids and parents a false sense of water confidence Experts say kids wearing floaties should never be ...