Greta Youel loves going to swimming lessons. She greets the workers at the front desk, rolls off a big exercise ball into the deep end and shouts happily so she can hear how her voice echoes in the ...

Drowning rates among children are on the rise in the United States and children with special needs are at higher risk. It is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for children between ...

When Marykate Galluzzo was 16, she taught swim lessons at a community pool, and got offered a chance to give a private lesson to a young boy—a welcome opportunity because it meant more money. But the ...

Based on the positive results of a new pilot study offering personalized aquatic occupational therapy for 19 autistic children, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Children with Autism are 160 times more likely to die from drowning than children who don’t have autism. That’s according to the National Autism Association. Akilli’s house, a ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – We are surrounded by water here in Hampton Roads, and non-profit 757 Swim, in Williamsburg, is dedicated to making sure every child is safe and comfortable in and around the ...

A series of local grants will expand access to swim lessons and other aquatic facilities for people with disabilities at the Severna Park Community Center starting this fall. Thanks to three donations ...

Through a partnership with Autism Speaks, the Y is offering Adaptive Swimming Lessons for youth. Registration is underway and classes start on Saturday, January 2. These lessons incorporate ...

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Capital Region Aquatic Center is partnering with the Autism Society of the Greater Hudson Region to offer adaptive swim classes in the future. Children will be ...

CONNECT WINSTON-SALEM AND GREENSBORO, A DIFFERENT WAY TO DIVE IN FORSYTH COUNTY. SALEM GYMNASTICS AND SWIM IS LAUNCHING A NEW ADAPTIVE SWIM PROGRAM TO TEACH CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS HOW TO SWIM ...