swimming

The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas is partnering with apartment complexes across the city to offer free swimming lessons as a way to address racial disparities in water safety.

Naegleria fowleri makes headlines for being the “brain-eating” amoeba. But what exactly is it, and what’s the risk of getting infected?

Families across North Texas are heading to pools and beaches to escape the summer heat. But all that activity on the water comes with a risk.

The shortage — affecting about a third of U.S. public pools — has led some to reduce hours or close altogether. The pandemic and earlier rhetoric about work visas for foreigners led to the problem.

The International Swimming Federation said it would reconsider its decision barring the cap from being used in competition, following criticism that the ruling discriminated against Black swimmers.

The summer heat in North Texas means people are trying to cool off in pools, lakes and swimming holes. But these refreshing recreation spots can be…

If Texas' major cities were ranked by the availability of public pools, Fort Worth would be dead last.The city has just two public pools for its more than…

Texas regularly leads the nation in drowning deaths, and this year is shaping up to be no different. At least 122 people have died from drowning in Texas…

So far this year, more than 40 Texas kids have drowned, including three siblings recently pulled from an apartment complex pool in Irving.One North Texas…

In this edition of Vital Signs, the rare occurrence of drowning after you’ve left the water. Dry drowning and wet or secondary drowning can be fatal if…