STORY: On the shore of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain, Mamadou M Bathily stretches out his arms and glides across the water. :: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain For the 24-year-old, it's a major feat.

Every child should learn to swim. However, there are barriers we must overcome to make that happen. They are alarming: Factors that determine children’s safety in water include economic status, ...

Black youth in the United States disproportionately experience fatal drowning at rates up to five times higher than their ...

Black children ages 10 to 14 drown nearly eight times more often than their white peers in swimming pools, according to the CDC.

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – The O’Fallon Park Makos Swim ...