Seven people have drowned in the waters off Bay County since March, six of them in the last eight days. Last week a Pennsylvania couple drowned while swimming off Stuart Beach during a vacation with ...

The City of Anna Maria is considering a permanent swim ban at Bean Point Beach after multiple drowning incidents in August.

The Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County will retest the water on Oct. 1 to reassess bacteria levels.

Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and its why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us. In this “Swim South Florida” story, ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Florida leads the nation in child drownings. We are surrounded by beautiful bodies of water and it’s why swim safety is more than a story. It’s a priority for us. In this “Swim ...

Lainy Kruger (shown above) finished with a team-high 18 points after earning three top-three finishes in the women's 170-130 dual-meet win over Indiana.

It’s officially summer in Florida, which means hordes of people will soon be flocking to Florida beaches to enjoy the state’s abundant natural waterways. Florida is shaped by water. The state has more ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — A new Florida law went into effect Monday, July 1st, that provides swim lesson vouchers to low-income families with children under the age of four. Florida has the highest rate of ...

The death of 20-year-old Abhigyan Patel is the latest of several drownings or near-drownings that have occurred off Bean Point, the beach at the northern tip of Anna Maria Island, where Tampa Bay ...

After hours of tight competition, the No. 5/4 Florida men’s and women’s swim teams suffered 150-149 and 161-138 losses, respectively, to in-state rival Florida State. UF and FSU face-off annually at ...

A mom was told she might die or lose her leg after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria following a swim with her daughter ...