A swim coach from the YMCA is telling people it’s never too late to learn the life-saving skill of swimming.

April is Adult Learn to Swim month, an initiative efforted by US Master's Swimming, that encourages adults to learn to swim.

Head Above Water Miracle Swimming Focuses on Mindfulness, Comfort and Confidence to Teach Adults How to Swim “I was born to teach people how to swim,” says Miracle Swimming owner Melon Dash.

Move over, kids — 125 Live is offering swim lessons for adults “The interactions are more peer-to-peer, you can talk with them, you can reason with them,” Meg Prentice said of teaching adults.

In free Adult Learn to Swim classes and during the summer, longtime Vacaville residents Mark and Lisa Frazier and other instructors teach adults not only the basics of swimming but also the importa… ...

Morgon Latimore is a U.S. Masters Swimming "adult learn to swim" instructor and Ironman University triathlon coach. "When adults learn to swim, they bring with them a lifetime of experiences ...

Do you know how to swim well enough to save your life? NPR's Life Kit lays out the five basic water safety and swimming skills that can help prevent drowning.

Craig said she understands the need for adults to learn how to swim, especially in minority communities. She hopes by having these lessons for free people will sign up. "We eliminate all excuses.

Teaching adults how to swim is different from teaching kids. Increased muscle mass causes adults to sink faster, and, unlike younger children, adults may have more understanding that drowning is ...

Like the Robinsons, many people have their own reasons for wanting to learn. Some adults want to learn skills to be able to swim freestyle for their health, Green said. Others because of water safety.

The one simple reason that many adults in beginning swimming lessons fail to learn to be comfortable in deep water is their instruction — what is taught and what is not.

Mark Frazier, a retired Vacaville Unified administrator, started an Adult Learn to Swim program (ALTS) two years ago because, he said, some 30 to 35 percent of adults do not know how to swim.