CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1-4 and the second-leading cause of accidental injury and death for ages 5-14, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

The class got in about half an hour before the Knowles YMCA in Jefferson City closed. They carried air tanks, goggles and diving suits to the pool, and instructors began fishing out the swim lane ...

TAUNTON- City resident Francisco Alves, 34, said he joined a free adult swimming class at the Old Colony YMCA in Taunton "to learn how to swim and float." "I have no idea how to swim at all," he said ...