In March, Ghanaian-British athlete Yvette Tetteh announced her commitment to swim 450 kilometers down the Volta River, a major river system in Ghana. The activist and agribusiness leader swam under ...

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (CBS) -- According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the number one cause of death for children between the ages of 1-4 but swim lessons can save lives.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - A swim school in Colorado Springs is having its students swim in their pajamas all month long to learn how to stay afloat when you least expect to meet the water.

Children often are told not to get their clothes wet, but a group jumped in the pool Friday on the final day of a two-week lesson from South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation Department. “When you’re in ...