Sunday, May 30, 2010

Olympic Gold Medalist Works To Close Racial Gap In Swimming

http://abagond.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/camperscanswim.jpgWith Memorial Day just around the corner, this year’s beach and pool season is about to begin in earnest. But a new study released by USA Swimming shows that many Black Americans can’t safely join the fun: 70 percent of African-American children have little to no swimming ability, nearly twice as many as white kids, the report found. In addition, Black children 14 years old and younger are 2.6 times more like to fatally drown than white children in the same age group.

These disparities are what led USA Swimming to develop the Make a Splash initiative, which aims to reduce drowning statistics among minority youth by providing access to swim lessons at low to no cost for kids across the country. Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones is their primary spokesman, and will spend this summer touring several U.S. cities to raise awareness about water safety among minorities.  Read more...




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