The adaptive swim program at the YMCA of Metro Atlanta uses 1-on-1 lessons to help children with varied levels of physical, cognitive and developmental abilities ...

"Children will go into the water and just slip underneath and they don't say anything," said Dr. Carolina Nicholas.

At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the ...