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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 ...
A swim coach from the YMCA is telling people it’s never too late to learn the life-saving skill of swimming.
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.
(WSPA) – The summer season means many of you will be spending time at pools, lakes or the beach. Not everyone who enjoys the water knows how to swim. Kelly Colley, the Aquatics Director for the YMCA ...
Learning to swim doesn’t just keep you safe. Your attitudes toward the water can affect your children, according to Rowdy Gaines.
Baltimore Ravens players wanted to learn how to swim. They called on Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps taught several of the ...
MARATHON CITY, Wis. (WSAW) -Drowning has become far too common in the month of July here in Wisconsin. In just a couple of weeks, five people have died. All but one of them were adults. 70% of ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Many adults can't swim well enough to save themselves. WDRB's Keith Kaiser learns how Central Adult Learn-to-Swim, Inc. (ALTS) is trying to change all that. The ALTS ...
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 ...
Soaking wet and smiling as they stood poolside at the Walter Graham Aquatic Center in Vacaville, mother and daughter Maria Alvarez and Sue Ortiz shared more than just their participation in the Adult ...
As the executive director of Evolutionary Aquatics, a swim club teaching adults how to swim, Ford is dedicated to the club of primarily Black adult members who are learning to confidently navigate ...
Instructor Meg Prentice works with Rosie Thomas, of Rochester, during an adult swim lesson Friday, April 11, 2025, at 125 Live in Rochester. Thomas said she had always wanted to learn how to swim, but ...