RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In a 2017 report from the USA Swimming Foundation, 64 percent of Black children have little or no swimming ability compared to 40 percent of White children. One Saint Augustine ...

Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for children, especially impacting minority communities due to historical and socioeconomic factors. Learning to swim is crucial for water safety and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Aug. 2, 2010 is a day that many in the ArkLaTex will never forget. On that morning fifteen years ago, six African American teenagers’ lives were taken after they drowned in ...

ATLANTA - All week, there have been events leading up to the Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. On Friday, young kids learned from Olympians and swam their "first 25" at the Morehouse College ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Many kids are celebrating their last day of school this week but it coincides with a stark warning about drownings. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission unveiled its ...

Kids can enjoy free swimming lessons at the YMCA rec centers or their own apartment complexes around the city. In effort to bridge racial gaps in water safety, the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas is ...

Drowning is the #1 cause of death for kids ages 1-4 and 64% of Black kids can’t swim. Paulana Lamonier is a New York City native who tweeted a few years ago that she wanted to teach 30 Black kids to ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It is officially summertime and many of us are cooling off at the pool and the beach. Knowing how to swim is an important skill especially if you live on the Gulf Coast. Not ...