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Swim instructor warns parents to ensure kids can swim, not just have floatation devices

A metro area swim instructor is warning the parents of young children to ensure they can swim before taking them to the pool or beach this summer. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson spoke with Gina Torjak, a ...
WAPT

For kids with autism, swim classes can be lifesaving

In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked.It was what it looked like, a starter swimming class. But here, ...
WGBH

Kids with autism are at greater risk of drowning. Swim classes can help.

Four-year-old Amir Santana loves water. He jumps in anytime he sees an opportunity. And because Amir also has autism, his mother, Dimarylee Valentin, has struggled to find swim classes that work for ...

Families encouraged to stay active together during Family Health Month

The Y encourages families to turn visits into a weekly routine, which helps make wellness part of everyday life. “We love ...
Forbes

Olympian Katie Ledecky Wants To Inspire More Kids To Swim

Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky poses with a gold medal that she won at the Paris 2024 Olympics and a copy of her book Just Add Water at Ledecky’s ”Conversation With CBS' Tony Dokoupil” event at the ...