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Trustees vote to hire more swimming instructors, with some pushing for better access to pools for kids in underserved areas.

Trustees to vote on a motion aimed at pausing cuts to aquatic staff that would impact programs at 8 elementary and 12 high schools.

In 2007, Zachary Cohn was 6 years old when he drowned in his backyard pool. Zachary knew how to swim, but his arm was sucked under by the drain entrapment. In...

Kathy Hochul approved lowering the minimum certification age for lifeguards to 15 for Nassau and Suffolk counties in order to address the shortage

Swim programs at outdoor NYC pools are canceled this summer because of there aren't enough lifeguards.

And the fact that they exhibit these values at early ages are truly wonderful. swimming programs at the "y," we feel it is vital that swimming skills are incredibly vital to young people and their success. their ability, the challenges related to drowning. >> a couple years between the two -- the three of you, when you were growing up and when you look at here ashley and matthew, different experience from when you were growing up. >> absolutely. growing up for me swimming wasnt a part of the act...