Elizabeth Borelli meets Ed Frey, 86, at Simpkins Family Swim Center to explore his underwater yoga practice and his account of improved mobility.

It feels surreal being done, this has been my entire life for nearly four months,” said Catherine Breed, who finished her historic journey near the Mexico border on Monday.

There’s a new push to help kids with autism learn critical water-safety skills. It comes after another child with autism drowned in a neighborhood pond last weekend.

Alexander first participated in the swim from Alcatraz more than a decade ago. She has Usher syndrome, the most common ...