CANTON – Seven-year-old CJ Anderson wanted to take swim lessons but was nervous. His dad, Cortney Anderson, said the youngster loves water but fears it. Five weeks ago, the first grader at Frazer ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — 10-year-old Chesapeake resident Grace Franco has come a long way since her mom first enrolled her in swim lessons at the Chesapeake YMCA more than six months ago. “She started off ...

Edward LaRue, 82, and Marlene Parsons, 78, exchanged vows in water-friendly wedding attire, surrounded by friends and family ...

Linley Mitchell is a confident swimmer, but her mother, Kerri Mitchell, knows that even strong swimmers can be at risk in the water. That’s why they decided to enroll Linley in swimming lessons at the ...

PITTSBURGH — Learning to swim is a rite of passage for many kids, but for Black and Brown children, racial barriers have kept them from the pool and the result has been deadly. According to the CDC ...

Babies and toddlers swim with their parents on the first day of the YMCA of Southern West Virginia’s first free swimming lesson in Beckley Monday. Aquatics Director Cat Gunther said the free lessons ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The YMCA will hold swimming and water safety classes during Splash Week, which begins Monday, April 1 and runs through Friday, April 5. The free classes are open to YMCA members and ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - You might think April is too early to sign up for swim lessons, but summer is just around the corner. Albany YMCA director says it’s more than just registering for swim lessons, ...

TAUNTON- City resident Francisco Alves, 34, said he joined a free adult swimming class at the Old Colony YMCA in Taunton "to learn how to swim and float." "I have no idea how to swim at all," he said ...