60 percent of black children can’t swim

Posted on May 8, 2008 at 11:09 am.
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According to a first-of-its-kind survey, 58 percent of African-American children can’t swim, almost twice the figure for white children. The study also found that 31 percent of the white respondents could not swim safely. Among black children, the study found that girls overall had weaker swimming skills than boys and were less comfortable at pools. Black children drown at a rate almost three times the overall rate.