SPRINGFIELD — The near-drowning of a local infant June 24 has called attention to the safety issues of backyard pools, otherwise known as portable pools. Fourteen-month-old Hannah Rodgers was listed ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - In-ground pools are often seen as the biggest drowning danger for children, but a U.S. study warned that portable pools, including inflatable and wading pools, are just as ...

They may be great way to beat the heat, however, portable or inflatable pools could be more dangerous than previously thought. That's according to the first-ever study on the pools, being published ...

About a dozen young children, all dressed in their colorful swim gear, formed a scrambled line around the metal, 3-foot-deep mobile pool. “It’s taking forever,” was a popular complaint amongst the ...

Portable swimming pools, including the increasingly popular, inflatable models, pose serious risks to young children, experts warn. In a new study, investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital in ...

A child dies every five days in portable pools during warm-weather months, according to a new study. "Parents need to be aware that these pools can present the same risks for drowning, especially for ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- San Diego is bringing back its Portable Pool program to help teach children water safety skills. The program will officially open at City Heights Recreation Center starting June 17 ...

On Tuesday, November 19, David Byrd, CEO of the YMCA of Coastal Carolina and Erin Pate of the Open Spaces Institute appeared before Williamsburg County Council to present a solution to the lack of ...