The snow is melting, and the cold temperatures are warming up, which can only mean one thing: summer is coming! Summer and ...

ABOUT 15 SUMMERS ago, when my oldest sons were six and eight, we started a nighttime habit. After dinner a few nights a week, I’d drive them the half mile to a boat docked in a salt pond, putter ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As we get ready for summer, pool and water safety becomes top of mind for parents. Drowning is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 4, and it can happen in an ...

Millions of people flock to beaches to dip their toes in the water, and scores more spend afternoons exploring the depths of backyard pools. Upon being introduced to the water, younger children may be ...

As a teenager in high school in Southern California, I took swimming as one of my physical education classes. The first day the teacher assessed everyone’s ability level. He discovered that two of our ...

For the first time in five years, all 24 Cincinnati city pools will be open this summer, beginning this weekend.Starting Saturday, three locations will open: McKie, Dunham and Oakley.Organizers at the ...

Peggy Konzack has taught generations of babies how to swim at her local YMCA — and she doesn't plan on slowing down anytime soon Courtesy of Amber Gries Peggy Konzack and one of her students Meet the ...

In the drowning prevention community, we dread hearing the other F-word: floaties. These seemingly innocuous devices give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption that the ...

In the drowning prevention community, we dread hearing the other F-word: floaties. These seemingly innocuous devices give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption that the ...