Black youth in the United States disproportionately experience fatal drowning at rates up to five times higher than their ...

A staggering statistic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that Black children ages 10 to 14 drown nearly eight times more often than their white peers in swimming pools. Now, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In a 2017 report from the USA Swimming Foundation, 64 percent of Black children have little or no swimming ability compared to 40 percent of White children. One Saint Augustine ...

Swimming is one of the great joys of summer, but for too many kids the water can turn deadly. Drowning is the second-leading cause of accidental deaths of children under the age of 15, according to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Aug. 2, 2010 is a day that many in the ArkLaTex will never forget. On that morning fifteen years ago, six African American teenagers’ lives were taken after they drowned in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – The O’Fallon Park Makos Swim ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and it’s why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us. In this “Swim ...

ST. LOUIS – The O’Fallon Park Makos Swim Team is spearheading efforts to address racial disparity in swimming statistics. Head Coach Terea Goodwin emphasized the team’s commitment to promoting ...