Magic happens when kids and adults learn to swim. Tragedy can strike if they don’t.

Are the times when children learn to swim properly in school courses over? In view of the fact that more and more communities are in financial distress, according to the SPÖ, this could well be the case. Because no one else wants to pay for the costs, they remain stuck with the communities. The debate about the costs of school-swimming courses is not new – but it is intensifying again at the moment. Because more and more communities can hardly k…

Reading School District sees growth in swim instruction program

The Reading School District has seen significant growth in its aquatics program over the past year, the district recently announced. With nearly 700 participants in swim lessons since last summer and increased demand for adult instruction, the program is continuing to expand to meet the needs of the community, the district said in a release. District officials largely credit the leadership Matt Lubas, who was named as the district’s assistant at…

Magic happens when kids and adults learn to swim. Tragedy can strike if they don’t.

At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow.

Magic Happens When Kids and Adults Learn To Swim. Tragedy Can Strike if They Don’t.

At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos Swim Team athletes tucked their natural curls, braids, and locs into yellow swimming caps. In the bleachers, spectators whispered about the team’s presence at the pool in Centralia, Illinois — as they do at almost every competition. “They don’t know t…