Program gives Waukegan second graders free swim lessons: ‘For some … it’s their first time in the water’

Participants spent some time in a classroom learning about water safety, as well as time in the pool where lifeguards pulled ...
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Inclusive swimming lessons boost safety and confidence for Black youth

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

Community swimming program for Black youth boosts skills, sense of belonging, study finds

Black youth in the United States disproportionately experience fatal drowning at rates up to five times higher than their ...
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Ask The Times; Swim classes at YMCA were once au naturale

Q: Why were the swim classes at the YMCA in Davenport in the late 1950s conducted in the nude? I know this is true of the male classes, but I’m not sure about the female classes. My adult kids think I ...