Ryker Gardner (left), 8, waits as Haylee Turner, 7, jumps in near swim instructor Alexis Fraundorfer during "Learn to Swim" lessons at Prospect Pool on Wednesday morning. Mirror photo by Linden ...

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are considered the important academic building blocks in one’s formative years. Swimming lessons are not essential – at least not in most schools. They should be.

FALL RIVER — Summer fun goes better with water — but what if kids can’t swim? The state Department of Conservation and Recreation can fix that for free. The DCR is offering free swimming lessons for ...

Learning the ways of the water is what a world record attempt at the city pool was all about. The Walter Graham Aquatic Center in Vacaville participated in the eighth annual World’s Largest Swimming ...

Her 18-month-old son was silent when he slipped into the water on a cold, winter day. But when Shanin Tia Speas-Frost saw him, she was calm. “He was working on flipping over to his back when I saw him ...