The children lined up along the side of the pool at the Gaffney Fitness Center at Fort Meade like ducks behind their mother. Volunteer coaches guided them into the water and ran through basic swimming ...

A local swimming program in the Village of Hempstead is teaching generations of African Americans how to swim. Lifeguard supervisor Todd Trotman has been running a swim program for more than a decade.

Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for children, especially impacting minority communities due to historical and socioeconomic factors. Learning to swim is crucial for water safety and ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In a 2017 report from the USA Swimming Foundation, 64 percent of Black children have little or no swimming ability compared to 40 percent of White children. One Saint Augustine ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Aug. 2, 2010 is a day that many in the ArkLaTex will never forget. On that morning fifteen years ago, six African American teenagers’ lives were taken after they drowned in ...

At least 54 children and about 30 adults swam from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta in rough seas and fog, Spanish television reported on Saturday. Video footage on Spanish television ...