IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A 16-year-old boy, Kaleb Shields, tragically drowned in Lake Norman yesterday while attending a ...

Looking at the long term, Outdoor Afro hopes to fund lessons for 250,000 new swimmers by 2030. While Mapp sees the benefits ...

Learning how to swim, whether in a pool or a river, Mapp said, is the perfect place to reconnect Black joy with the natural world. This year, Outdoor Afro is committing to supporting 2,000 Black ...

Black kids are more likely to drown. Access to swimming lessons is a necessity. | Opinion During the civil rights era, as courts ruled public facilities could no longer be segregated, Whites ...

It's crucial that young children learn to swim, but it's a lot easier to get lessons if you're affluent and white.

The head of a black bear can be seen poking out of the water on Lake Greenwood as it swam near Harris Landing Friday.

Some groups are more at risk, with 64% of Black children and 45% of Hispanic children not knowing how to swim compared to 40% of White children, according to the Red Cross. Kids and adults with ...

Drowning is the top cause of death in young kids. As pools and beaches reopen for the summer, emergency physician Dr. Leana Wen discusses important water-safety tips.

Magic happens when kids and adults learn to swim. Tragedy can strike if they don’t Swim team parents in St. Louis form alliance to offer lessons to Black adults and children, who face a ...

For over 50 years, residents of the mostly Black, largely rural Lower Richland community have relied on the Hopkins Pool for swimming lessons, water aerobics and to be a gathering place on hot ...

A swim team in North St. Louis combats the public health threat of drowning — especially among Black children and adults — by promoting water safety not just for its athletes but also their parents.