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Sample Presentation. Summer is the perfect time to swim. R ivers. Water Parks. Swimming pools. Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home. Michael Phelps. Swimming song. Sounds of summer . Enjoyment . T ragedy.
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Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home.Michael Phelps
Swimming song Sounds of summer
Drowning is the second leading cause of death in children ages 1-19
Children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates. In 2009, among children 1 to 4 years old who died from an unintentional injury, more than 30% died from drowning.
Among children ages 1 to 4, most drownings occur in home swimming pools.2 Drowning is responsible for more deaths among children 1-4 than any other cause except congenital anomalies (birth defects).
Children 1 to 4 are less likely to drown if they had formal swimming lessons American Academy of Pediatircs
Swimming lessons are not free • Economic factors • There are not enough swimming pools • Minorities do not have access to pool
According to the USA Swimming Foundation, about 70 % of African-American, and 60 % of Latino children and 40% of white children can’t swim
“ Before Civil War, more blacks than whites could swim” Lynn Sherr author of “ Why We Love the Water” History
http://www.wsoctv.com/videos/news/study-higher-percentage-of-minorities-don39t-know/v42RL/http://www.wsoctv.com/videos/news/study-higher-percentage-of-minorities-don39t-know/v42RL/ video
Educate Parents • Swimming curriculum • Free swimming classes • Swimming neighborhood campaigns that target Especifically areas where African-Americans and Latinos live