Some were filmed at swimming pools, others in changing rooms, public restrooms, festivals, sports centers. Anywhere where vigilance is waning, where people think they can breathe easy.

The Perry public swimming pool in Phoenix sits empty on July 19 during a record heat wave after being closed and drained. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images ...

Young people are facing a "terrifying" increased risk of drowning due to the widespread closure of public swimming pools ...

Young people are at risk of drowning because of the "terrifying" number of swimming pools that have closed in the last decade ...

For some, “public” also carries a connotation of “dirty”—and especially in the case of municipal pools, that connotation has deep ties to racist reactions to desegregation.

IDEAS Cool off at your local swimming hole — if you can find one Mass. is overdue for a serious investment in public swimming infrastructure. Here’s what that might look like.

Swimming pool closures across the North East are leaving young people at risk of drowning, a report from GMB union has found.

While Sacramento looks into ways to reopen the only public pool in the central city next year, some community members are calling for equitable investments and plans to prevent future closures.

A public swimming pool complex to include a 50-meter pool, a therapy pool, a splash pad and a building for events is moving closer to reality and could become the city’s next successful public ...

Research has found that some 500 public swimming pools have shut down across England since 2010, with almost half closing ...