Do you know how to swim well enough to save your life? NPR's Life Kit lays out the five basic water safety and swimming skills that can help prevent drowning. Most Americans, 85%, say they can swim, ...

This story was originally published on June 27, 2023, and has been updated. Knowing how to swim can help you have fun at the pool or beach this summer. But it could also save your life. According to ...

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More than half of U.S. beaches have fecal contaminated water that exceeds EPA standards. (Illustration: Oscar Duarte for Yahoo; Photo: Getty Images) When you visit the beach, it's understandable to ...

The Escondido YMCA pool had been closed and in disrepair since the COVID-19 pandemic. The district spent $1.2 million to ...

By the end of the school year, thousands of elementary students will have learned how to swim at the newly renovated Escondido YMCA pool.

Phelps jumped in the pool to help the NFL players learn about water safety after they filmed a video asking for his expertise TODAY Michael Phelps gave the Baltimore Ravens a swimming lesson at their ...

The director of the Office of Public Health Engineering, Albert Montague, 67, runs a six-person staff within the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene charged with assessing the water quality of 19 ...