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 ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — As we approach the summer pool season, officials with the YMCA and Kentucky’s Swim with a Purpose organization are stressing that simply knowing how to swim isn’t always ...

The YMCA of the USA funds will provide lessons to 50 youth scholarship recipients in a program that continues through October.

Jamestown YMCA group swimming lessons began Monday and will run through Dec. 28. YMCA group lessons increase the accessibility and enjoyment of swimming to all ages and skill levels. The latest ...

The YMCA of Greater Rochester is getting its pools ready for Splash Week. It’s an annual water safety and basic swimming skills program for those with little to no swimming ...

“I start with trust, and I hold my hands out, and they reach my hands,” ...

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 ...

NORTHERN COLORADO — The YMCA of Northern Colorado will provide more than 250 children and adults with free swim lessons through its Safety Around Water program May 31-June 3 at YMCA pools in Johnstown ...