Earlier this month, tragedy struck a Black family in Henrico County, Virginia. Nine-year-old King Overton drowned in a pool on the first day of swim camp. It is a terrible irony that he was there to learn a skill that was designed to help save his life. Also this month, 14-year-old 8th grader E’mari Marshall-Woodard drowned in a pool at a resort in Connecticut during a school field trip. These headlines reinforce the need for Black children to learn basic swimming skills. As we are now at the beginning of hot summer weather and swimming season… the risks of drownings increase exponentially. We have a panel experts and advocates to talk about the issue.
Resources:
https://dpr.dc.gov/page/family-aquatics
https://www.diversityinaquatics.org/
Guests:
Thennie Freeman, Director, DC Department of Parks and Recreation
Dr. Miriam Lynch, Assistant Coach, Howard University Swimming and Diving, Executive Director, Diversity In Aquatics
Kevin Lewis, Father and Swimming Advocate
Edward Rosemond, Executive Director, Black Kids Swim
