2021年7月23日 · In general, men are more than twice as likely as women to die from drowning. But the WHO cites studies that this may be related to men being more exposed to water than women are, and their...

2024年10月11日 · A national study conducted by USA Swimming (the U.S. governing body for the sport of swimming) and the University of Memphis found that up to 70% of Black/African-American people can’t swim...

2024年6月28日 · The argument for learning to swim is compelling: Nearly 2,000 people age 50 and older died from unintentional drowning in the United States in 2022, says Tessa Clemens, a health scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Injury Prevention. That number accounts for nearly half of the 4,000 annual drowning ...

2024年5月13日 · Drowning is the #1 cause of death for kids ages 1-4 and 64% of Black kids can’t swim. Paulana Lamonier is a New York City native who tweeted a few years ago that she wanted to teach 30 Black...

2024年5月30日 · A social media influencer is accused of convincing a stranger who said she could not swim to dive into a Texas lake — and then running away when the woman struggled and cried for help.

According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury deaths in the world. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

2023年4月17日 · Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death worldwide, and the ability to swim is a crucial factor in reducing the risk of drowning. In fact, research suggests that formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by as much as 88% in children between the ages of one and four.

2023年9月12日 · For people who overcame their fear of water and Swimming, how did you do it? Any tips or suggestions? Overcoming this fear is a gradual process, and taking it one step at a time is important. As a swim teacher, here are some tips and exercises that might help you gradually build confidence in the water:

2023年8月22日 · There’s no better way to see it than with adults who are afraid in water. When you hear about lessons and drowning prevention efforts, they are almost always aimed at keeping children safe, but...

Many adults who can’t swim suffer from a fear of water. Fortunately, it’s possible to overcome this fear — it’s also essential to survival in a water emergency. Panicking increases the risk of drowning for a frightened person in the water. Here are three basic survival tips to help non-swimmers survive in the water until help arrives: