CANTON – Seven-year-old CJ Anderson wanted to take swim lessons but was nervous. His dad, Cortney Anderson, said the youngster loves water but fears it. Five weeks ago, the first grader at Frazer ...

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 ...

As we get closer to the Fourth of July weekend, there’s growing concern for drownings at area lakes, pools and ponds. This – as the pandemic has also caused so many families to postpone or even skip ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – It’s ‘Water Safety Week’ at three Greenville YMCA locations and employees are hosting swim lessons to teach kids life-saving skills and the basics of swimming. “Kids see ...

JOHNSTOWN — It’s fun to swim at the YMCA. Nearly a dozen and a half athletes at Roosevelt High School are finding that out firsthand this winter. But, as important as the recently built Johnstown ...

WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA — In 2018, local high-schooler Nicole Grippa started volunteering to teach special needs children how to swim at the Ormond Family YMCA as part of a program she created called ...