A former high school swimmer doesn’t let paralysis keep her from swimming instead she is training for the 2012 Paralympics in London.

The abandoned homes proliferating in neighborhoods across the country are more than one of the most glaring signs of the continuing recession. In addition to being eyesores, they can also be death traps for curious children.

There is new evidence that infant and toddler swim lessons give children an added layer of protection around the water.

It’s now possible to take your iPod into the water.

State Representative Wendell Gilliard introduced a bill in the statehouse that is in response to the recent drownings that have taken place this summer. 

The deadliest month for lightening fatalities and injuries is July, but tonight’s thunderstorm compelled me to research if there is a real chance you or I could be struck by lightening.  The answer is ‘you bet your favority Ben Franklin lightening rod we could be struck’!

Michael Phelps’ three-month suspension from competition is now over and he marked the occasion like any other day: He woke up late and headed to the pool.

Now, a new study questions the wisdom of waiting to teach young children to swim. In the March issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, researchers report an 88 percent reduction in the risk for drowning in children one to four who had received formal swimming lessons.