David O’Rourke has 53 years of pool experience in his pocket. For the next seven weeks, every Monday night from 5 to 8 p.m., O’Rourke will be at the Illini Union Recreation Room, teaching University ...

Ryker Gardner (left), 8, waits as Haylee Turner, 7, jumps in near swim instructor Alexis Fraundorfer during "Learn to Swim" lessons at Prospect Pool on Wednesday morning. Mirror photo by Linden ...

Scarlet Valdez, 4, has been in a kiddie pool, but not a big one that gets deep in one spot like the Harold E. Ganster Pool in Waukegan. To introduce her to swimming, Scarlet’s cousins, Rachel Wolhers ...