The Hercules Swim Center, a center of aquatics and fitness as well as leisurely summer recreation, will be closed through the July 4 weekend, much longer than officials thought when they first ...

HERCULES — Bill Woolsey traveled to his native Hawaii earlier this year, where he made a startling observation: “Three quarters of the kids in Hawaii don’t know how to swim.” “And most of the parents ...

Born and raised in Hawaii, Hercules’ Bill Woolsey learned to swim at an early age and went on to an accomplished swimming career at the University of Indiana and two Olympic relay medals, in 1952 and ...

HERCULES — Bill Woolsey traveled to his native Hawaii earlier this year, where he made a startling observation: “Three quarters of the kids in Hawaii don’t know how to swim.” “And most of the parents ...