NPR: White Men Can't Jump ...

White Men Can't Jump ...

... and black kids can't swim.

"Nearly 60% of African-American children can't swim," reports the AP via USA Today, "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."

Can you swim? And if you have kids, is it important to you that they learn how? AOL Black Voices has more.

Geoffrey Bennett

Tags: swimming

12:22 PM ET | 05- 5-2008 | permalink

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Absolutely! Although he attended segregated schools, my dad held several Commonwealth of VA high school and college swimming records, so you bet that his four girls can swim! As he told us, "it's one of the few sports that can save your life!"

Sent by Karrye Braxton | 3:54 PM ET | 05-05-2008

Yes!

Sent by AskThisBlackWoman | 4:19 PM ET | 05-05-2008

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