WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 4,000 people drown every year in the United States. The CDC reports that the number of people who die by ...

Water activities are a source of enjoyment for people of all ages, but they also come with inherent risks. Drowning remains a leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children in the ...

A 4-year old Baltimore boy is setting a precedent for others. Ajani Blackwell has a contagious laugh. “He could be somewhere, you know, he just laughing,” said Ajani’s father, Derron Blackwell. “He’s ...

The calendar says spring, but blink and it will be summer in North Texas. Summer break means pool time for many students. "Ah, my favorite part is about splashing," second grader Jeremiah Aruho said.

The First Coast YMCA provided swim lessons to more than 400 children at St. Augustine's Solomon Calhoun Center, thanks to a $125,000 grant from the CDC Foundation, a global nonprofit organization ...

The tradition dates back more than a century. Cornell claims credit as the first college to mandate swimming in 1905. MIT ...

At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos ...