As a 4-year-old, David Gillette took swimming lessons in Kirkland. To entice kids into feeling more comfortable in the water, his swimming instructor tossed pennies to the shallow-end pool bottom.

If you're new to swimming you probably won't be aware quite how different the Total Immersion [TI] approach is to more traditional methods of swimming instruction. Here are some key differences 1. The ...

Asking someone if they can swim is a lot like asking me if I can golf. Sure, I can do it, but it's not a pretty sight. Most adults can swim, but they resemble someone in a state of controlled drowning ...

It's embarrassing to admit, as a psychotherapist whose job is to help folks overcome irrational fears, that I am afraid of water. Rationally, I know swimming might one day save my life and, if often ...

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The retirees of the New Paltz Community invite retired men and women everywhere to their monthly breakfast meeting on Monday, Aug. 5, at 8 a.m. at the New Paltz Plaza Diner, 27 New ...

Terry Laughlin, who was cut from his junior high school swimming team but went on to coach successfully at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point and revolutionize the sport with his ...