In September, Mountain Recreation hired Christina Hovater as its new aquatics supervisor. Since joining the recreation district, Hovater has worked to implement new systems, increase incentives for ...

Soaking wet and smiling as they stood poolside at the Walter Graham Aquatic Center in Vacaville, mother and daughter Maria Alvarez and Sue Ortiz shared more than just their participation in the Adult ...

Uvonne Walker and her 74-year-old mother, Brenda Sharpe, aren't swimmers. It's on Walker's bucket list to learn, she said, but she's not sure when or if that will happen. "I don't get in it," Walker ...

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens and Government Employees Health Association are launching a new program with the Y in Central Maryland to help tackle the barriers to water safety by launching their ...

THOMASVILLE- The Thomasville Junior Service League has a longstanding history of providing donations to ensure every pre-k student is provided with swim lessons by the YMCA. On Thursday, the JSL ...

Melissa Shields described her 3-year-old daughter, Zola, as “cautious” during the few times the toddler had been in a pool. As Saturday's free swimming lesson progressed at the Westbury High School ...

Ryker Gardner (left), 8, waits as Haylee Turner, 7, jumps in near swim instructor Alexis Fraundorfer during "Learn to Swim" lessons at Prospect Pool on Wednesday morning. Mirror photo by Linden ...

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