3. Learn how to swim with a ‘high elbow’ Go high or go home. This freestyle technique is all about flexing your arm and keeping your elbow high in the water during the under water arm pull.

The impact is still felt. More than a third of Black adults report they do not know how to swim, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics, more than twice the rate for ...

Children can learn to swim in later primary school and beyond. Andrii Medvednikov/ Shutterstock Some communities don’t have easy access to a local pool. CoolR/Shutterstock ...