faq

Where are the swim lessons held?

To make it convenient for the participants, we allow the participants’ parents to identify a swim lesson provider that is close to their home. We work with the parents to coordinate convenient times for the lessons, and we pay for the lessons on behalf of the participants.

references

https://www.ymca.org/blog/why-are-black-youth-highest-risk-drowning

http://www.stonewallfitness.com/sports-diversity/why-cant-black-people-swim-confronting-systematic-racism-in-swimming

https://www.fastcompany.com/90684682/black-children-are-almost-6-times-more-likely-to-drown-than-white-children-segregated-pools-are-to-blame

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/health/kids-families/swimming-ability-african-american-philadelphia-make-spash-20180725.html

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/columnists/2019/06/13/african-american-blacks-drowning-swimming/1433079001/

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/racial-disparities-in-swimming-what-can-we-do/

https://www.zippia.com/swimmer-jobs/demographics/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010033/

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/6/1/17/pdf

https://www.poolsafely.gov/blog/addressing-racial-disparities-in-water-safety/

To register your child/children (ages 3-18) for free swimming lessons, please send an email with the child/children’s name, age, city of residence, and parent’s contact information to Judy Martinez at jmartinez@lowmangroup.com