WATER safety campaigns have been tailored around teaching children to swim — but more than two adults drown in Australian waterways for every child, according to Austswim statistics.

April is Adult Learn to Swim month, an initiative efforted by US Master's Swimming, that encourages adults to learn to swim.

After a childhood spent not knowing how to swim, lifelong "shallow-ender" Ben Pobjie finally took the plunge as an adult. It was painful and humiliating, but also exciting and life-affirming.

A swim coach from the YMCA is telling people it’s never too late to learn the life-saving skill of swimming.

Our ask: Help me learn to swim as an adult. Our professional: Molly Belk, Aquatic Program Manager at V3 Sports, a North Minneapolis organization that teaches families to swim and aims to close the ...

For Australians, learning to swim is just a part of growing up. But for people born overseas, it can be daunting to take to the water in adulthood.

That message is resonating. Each week, more than 1,600 adults across Scotland are taking part in Learn to Swim sessions, a figure the campaign is hoping to grow.

Local news News Adults learn to swim at Aqua Antics in Secunda Morongwa Ramela said the class helped to build her confidence and she learned how to keep herself and her family safe around water.

Fitness Adult Swam: The Joy of Finally Learning How to Swim For years, the thought of swimming in front of other people filled me with dread. This year, I decided to finally do something about it.

That message is resonating. Each week, more than 1,600 adults across Scotland are taking part in Learn to Swim sessions, a figure the campaign is hoping to grow.