The death of 8-year-old Ryan Amichette, who drowned this month in a neighbor’s pool in Fort Lauderdale cast a tragic spotlight on a public health issue for young children nationwide but especially in ...
NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND BRINGS US TO THE MIDPOINT OF SUMMER, AND ALREADY DOZENS OF CHILDREN HAVE DIED FROM ACCIDENTAL DROWNINGS HERE IN FLORIDA. AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE CONTINUING TO RISE ...
It’s mid-summer and everyone is in the pool! Now is the time to consider getting your child confident in the water. Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children ages 1–4 in the ...
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Swimming lessons are available everywhere in California. With summer on the way, experts say children as young as 6 months old can get in on the action to learn early on how ...
This program helps familiarize children between the ages of 6 months and approximately 3 years with the water and teaches swimming readiness skills. Infants should be able to sit up independently ...
One proposed bill would give free swim lesson vouchers to kids 4 and under in low-income families. Whitney Fullington looks back at her mother, Ashley, as she climbs out of the pool during a drowning ...
SAN DIEGO — When 9-year-old Bryson showed up to an Outdoor Afro event, the pool was full of children laughing and swimming, but Bryson stood back and stayed dry, unable to join the children splashing ...
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Registration is now open for swim lessons at the indoor pool at North Central Health Care in Wausau. The Wausau and Marathon County Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department ...
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation held swim lessons Thursday across Charlotte to address drowning risks among children as summer pool season kicks into high gear. At Double Oaks Family Aquatic ...
Share your photos] Thanks to a pool safety grant from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 125 children living in Seminole County will be able to receive free survival swim classes at the Swim ...
HAINES CITY, Fla. — This summer has been brutally hot and that’s just one of the reasons that kids are making a splash at the Lake Eva Aquatic Center in Haines City. Even tiny tots are diving in and ...