NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 60 percent of African-American children can’t swim, almost twice the figure for white children, according to a first-of-its-kind survey which USA Swimming hopes will strengthen its efforts to lower minority drowning rates and draw more blacks into the sport.
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May 3rd, 2008 #1Casual Luxury
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Study: 58% of African Americans can't swim
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May 3rd, 2008 #2Casual Luxury
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Wow, I think thats a troubling statistic, anyone agree?
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May 3rd, 2008 #3Known
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yes.
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May 3rd, 2008 #4She Lives In My Lap
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I can swim but me and my guys used to walk 20-30 minutes to go to the pool in the summers and we all had to learn on our own. Im sick now though
But there just aint no pools in the hood. No good ones atleast.
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May 3rd, 2008 #5I love Jessica Chobot!
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No pools in the ghetto.
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May 3rd, 2008 #6Famous
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i can't really swim...i'm not ashamed of it anymore
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May 3rd, 2008 #7Venus vs. Mars
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Me included.
It's funny because my mom paid for me to go to swimming classes, and I still can't swim. Smh
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Haha, I cant swim.
Most black people I know cant swim either.
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haha basmah..i can swim..sorta..if im in a pool, ya, its watevr, but..if i get thrown off a boat into the ocean...im dun for...i already kno it
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haha. :P
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May 3rd, 2008 #11Make it trippy
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I can fly.
It's like swimming in the air.Married this thing called struggle.
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May 3rd, 2008 #12
Damn. Ya'll seriously can't swim? lol I thought that was just a myth. I have black friends who were raised in the suburbs who can't swim either. I don't understand this...it's a conspiracy.
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May 3rd, 2008 #13Famous
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i guess the black islanders are most likely able to be the swimmers lool
Last edited by nubre3d; May 5th, 2008 at 08:34 PM.
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May 4th, 2008 #14Rollin up another one
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I can swim and this is the first I've heard of people who can't swim roooooooofl.
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Originally Posted by ar223
i know this will sound cynical but damn... if you can't swim dont go in the water.
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May 6th, 2008 #16
me included....can't swim
I nearly drowned in the school pool in gr 9 gym
the guy had to get the stick for me.
that's true though, a good amount of caribbean people can swim, esp the boys.
I'm bad like Pam Grier
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