For decades, swimming ability has been lower in the black community. Our writer asks why.

Olympic champion Duncan Scott says “it is critical that children learn to swim,” echoing a survey of Scottish adults at a difficult time for the leisure sector that has seen facilities close amid an ...

At Greengate Junior School, in Barrow, 91% of Year 6 children can swim at least 25m.

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Every child should have the opportunity to leave primary school able to swim and be safe in, on and around water, said Swim England A teacher has warned that costs are preventing children learning to ...

Parents in Bradford say more needs to be done to teach children to swim, as figures suggest the proportion who can is well below the national average. We have been looking at what might lie behind the ...

Children are getting ready for spring break. The weather is getting warmer. Time to think about going boating. A trip to the beach sounds like fun. A dip in a swimming pool is refreshing. Thinking ...