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Sign up for winter swim lessons and learn water safety at Little Fins Swim School

Little Fins Swim School is where safety begins and fins grow. There are two locations in Colorado Springs, one located at ...
Daily Mail

Girl, four, drowns during swimming lesson at private nursery where no lifeguard was present

A four-year-old girl drowned during a swimming lesson at a private pool with no lifeguard present. Young Berra Dizi was spotted floating motionless in the pool at the nursery in the Suleymaniye ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Hundreds plunge into Chicago River in city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

Here’s what Clark County is doing to keep toddlers from drowning

While recent warm weather across the Las Vegas Valley ushered in the start of the outdoor swimming season, it also initiated a renewed push by Clark County officials to promote drowning prevention ...
koaa

Colorado Springs nonprofit breaking barriers to swim lessons for low-income households

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Drowning is one of the leading causes of death for children between the ages of one and four, according to the American Red Cross. But not all families can afford swim ...
The Boston Globe

Saving lives, one swim lesson at a time

Good morning. Today we’re exploring how Boston and Massachusetts are working to reduce accidental drownings, including by helping kids learn to swim. At the Thomas M. Menino YMCA in Hyde Park last ...
The News-Times

New Live2Swim children's swimming place in Brookfield to offer 90-degree saltwater for lessons

Live2Swim, which will give swimming lessons for kids from 4 months old through 8 years old, is set to open Oct. 1. "We believe swimming is lifelong activity," said Dylan Elkind of Westport, one of the ...
WDIO

Swimming across the Great Lakes to support swim lessons for kids

Bryan Huffman loves to swim. “I think of it like flying over the bottom of the lake,” he shared. And he’s gearing up for a pretty big swim this week, across Lake Superior. He’ll get in the water at ...
Swimming World

Swimming Lessons Aren’t Just for Kids: Adult Swim Lessons are Invaluable for Year-Round Water Safety

Accidental drownings change the lives of thousands of people across the U.S. each year. While most people think drowning is the most prevalent issue with babies and kids, three to four times as many ...
USA Today

Swimming legend Michael Phelps gives Baltimore Ravens swimming lessons

Several Baltimore Ravens players requested swim lessons. Michael Phelps, a Baltimore native, offered to teach the players. Phelps gave the players a lesson at Loyola University’s aquatic center. The ...
People

Gabourey Sidibe's Husband Brandon Shares Update on Their Toddler Twin's Swim Lessons

The actress and her husband had previously shared that their 15-month-old twins had started swim lessons BRANDON FRANKEL/Instagram Gabourey Sidibe's husband is sharing an update on their twins' ...