One demographic in particular, African-Americans, is threatened by the statistic. Black children drown at a rate more than three times that of white children.
While 40 percent of white children were found to have low or no swimming ability , the same was true for nearly 70 percent of African-American children, a YMCAsurvey shows. Latino children also lag in their swimming level, with 58 percent at low or no swimming ability.
From SwimmingWorldMagazine.com: CONCORD/SANTA CLARA, California, May 23. AT the Central Coast Section swim meet held in Santa Clara this weekend, St. Francis’ Maddy Schaefer put on a show in the women’s 50-yard freestyle. Meanwhile, in Concord, Carondelet picked off the women’s 200-yard medley national high school record during the North Coast Section championship meet.
Schaefer first clocked a time of 22.26 in prelims to down the standing national independent high school record of 22.39. Gulliver Prep’s Christina Swindle held the previous record since 2002. Schaefer then returned in the finale to lower the record even further with a top time of 22.24.
Kara Lynn Joyce still holds the overall and public high school record in the event with a 22.04 as the relay leadoff of Pioneer High’s team in 2002.
Carondelet’s Madison White, Allison Gargalikis, Christina Ray and Chelsea Chenault turned in a sterling time of 1:40.80 in the women’s 200-yard medley relay. That swim beat the overall national high school record of 1:41.63 set by The Baylor School last year.
The foursome joined Natalie Coughlin as current national independent high school record holders from the school. Coughlin might have lost her overall record in the 100-yard back to Edison’s Cindy Tran earlier this year, but no one representing an independent school has gone faster than her 52.86 from 1998.
From WSJ.com: Fourteen-year-old Cornelius Thomas slipped off a raft and drowned in a high-school swimming pool earlier this month in Alexandria, La. He had never been taught how to swim. There aren’t any “pools for kids to learn how to swim around here,” Forest Martin, the boy’s grandfather, said Tuesday as he wept.
Cornelius’s drowning reflects a [...]
From Philly.com:
The Huntingdon Valley swimming club where a racial-discrimination controversy erupted a year ago was sold Thursday in a bankruptcy-court auction.
After several hours of competition between five bidders, Valley Club went for $1.46 million to the Congregation Beth Solomon of Northeast Philadelphia.
An attorney for the synagogue did not return a call about the proposed use [...]
From Paging Dr. Gupta’s CNN Blog:
Parents should consider swimming lessons for most children between ages 1 and 4, the American Academy of Pediatrics urges in new guidelines on drowning prevention and water safety. The guidance is a change from previous recommendations.
“In light of new research that has revealed that swim instruction for children 1 to [...]
From MaxPreps.com: A crowd estimated at 2,000 was stunned not once – but twice – over the weekend as two national records were broken during the annual CIF Southern Section swimming championships in Long Beach, Calif.
Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.) senior Cindy Tran set the bar extremely high Friday night while winning the Division I 100-yard [...]
DAP Member Naji Ali is preparing to swim from Point Bonita to the Bay Bridge (8.5 miles) in an effort to raise money and awareness for the Josh Project. Good Luck Naji!
From SFGate.com:
On May 29, Naji Ali, 45, of San Francisco will swim from Point Bonita to the Bay Bridge, a distance of 8.5 miles, [...]
Recap of Metropolitan Swimming’s first Diversity Camp
Friday April 2nd Metropolitan Swimming (LSC) hosted its first Diversity Camp at Pace University. About 40 swimmers from New York City and surrounding areasparticipated (a great turn-out considering holiday weekend ). The day started with a general introduction of coaches and guests followed by two [...]
Spring is here and the aquatic calendar is filling up fast. We recently featured four meets and a Youth Educational Summit on the DAP Network. Hopefully one of the events is in area nearby so you or someone you know can take advantage of these great opportunities.
Upcoming Schedule
April 30 – May 2: 8th Annual Cinco [...]
From MyFox Memphis:
They’re making a splash to save lives. Anthony Norris from the Memphis Tiger Swimming Board and Olympic Swimmer Gil Stovall join FOX13 with more on their upcoming swim clinic and meet.
Make a Splash Mid-South
Diversity in Swimming Clinic & Meet
Saturday
9am-1pm
University of Memphis Student Rec & Fitness Center
901.763.1709
