While children are more likely to drown in bathtubs or swimming pools, adults often drown in natural bodies of water such as ...

Melon Dash has been teaching swimming to adults afraid to get into the water for decades, in a world where swim instruction focuses mostly on kids. But three out of four drowning deaths involve ...

While 85-percent of American adults claim they can swim, over half of those adults can't perform basic water skills.

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The City of San Diego is offering low-cost swim classes as part of Adult Learn to Swim Month of April. The classes teaches the basics of swimming and water safety. For more information, visit ...

They have taught more than 250 adults to swim and feel safe around the water and have hundreds on a waiting list. When more adults know how to swim, children in the household are more likely to learn.

Adult swim lessons to teach basic skills will be offered at 7 p.m., Monday and Wednesdays from March 28 to April 11. The cost is $30 for residents and $40 for non-residents.

The Old Colony YMCA offers free learn to swim classes for adults. The program also includes details on how to keep their children safe while swimming.

This year, Beyond BASIC launched a partnership with the Summerville Family YMCA. Teammates, as Beyond BASIC participants are called, can be part of activities like swimming, cycling and boxing.