Michael Phelps hosted swimming lessons for the Baltimore Ravens at the team's facility on Aug. 12 after several players ...

Baltimore Ravens players wanted to learn how to swim. They called on Michael Phelps.

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey posted a video on social media two weeks ago asking Olympic legend Michael Phelps ...

Michael Phelps is a man of his word. The Baltimore Ravens successfully enlisted the 23-time Olympic gold medalist to teach ...

Learning to swim is both a survival skill, and a good way to get exercise. We'll give instructions on how to do certain strokes, as well as beginning tips for adults and kids.

SEGARRA: He went on to swim in two Olympics, winning four medals, and he's the first African American to hold a swimming world record. Now it's his mission to make sure people know how to swim well.

First Strokes, a nonprofit based in New York City, is helping students learn water safety skills and how to swim. They offer free swimming lessons for teens — taught by other teens.

“Their swimming endurance may be down,” even if their confidence is not, he said. Know a survival strategy Being able to swim is not the same as being able to survive a drowning event, he said.