Reading, writing, and arithmetic are considered the important academic building blocks in one’s formative years. Swimming lessons are not essential – at least not in most schools. They should be.

AYERSVILLE The summer swimming lesson program at Ayersville Local Schools indoor swimming pool will start with registration on a first-come, first-serve basis. Ayersville residents may sign up May 24 ...

Amy’s Aquatics is now open in the former AquaKids Swim School building and will offer private and semi-private swimming lessons, said owner Amy Clayton. The business offers swimming lessons for ...

Every year, about 900 children die from accidental drowning in the United States. This is largely in part due to lack of access to swimming lessons, living far from bodies of water and lack of ...

Ryker Gardner (left), 8, waits as Haylee Turner, 7, jumps in near swim instructor Alexis Fraundorfer during "Learn to Swim" lessons at Prospect Pool on Wednesday morning. Mirror photo by Linden ...