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It is never too late to learn how to swim. With the guidance of a swim coach, we've gathered all the steps you need to start learning how to swim by yourself.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Adults not knowing how to swim is more common than most people think. A swim coach from the YMCA is telling people it’s never too late to learn. According to the Centers for ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - According to a survey from the American Red Cross, 54% of adults in the United States do not know how to swim or lack some of the basic swimming skills. Student-athlete Jack ...
Expert advice on when your child should learn how to swim, and how to tell if they're ready to wade in on their own.
From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series "Professional Help," we’ll hear some direct advice, for us not-so-direct Minnesotans ...
Some of the most important skills for living, such as talking, reading and writing, are taught at a very young age. Swimming is also on that list for many people, but many ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 15% of U.S. adults don’t know how to swim, and 55% have never had a swimming lesson. It also says more than one in three Black adults reported they ...
A week-long program of activities will immerse Territorians in the importance of water safety with Learn to Swim vouchers now ...
Eduardo Lazaro and Jesus Castaneda have been waking up Monday through Friday at 5 a.m. to make it to water polo practice. Not only had the Channel Island High seniors never played the sport before ...
At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos ...
Michael Phelps taught several of the Baltimore Ravens how to swim after the team asked the 28-time Olympic medalist to coach them last month. Phelps arrived at the Ravens’ training center a couple of ...