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Minority Kids Sink at Swimming

Push on to get children in the swim

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted May 2, 2008 2:11 AM CDT

(Newser) – More than half of black and Latino children never learn to swim, according to the governing body of US competitive swimming, which is trying to encourage more minority involvement in the sport. Nearly 60% of black and Latino children can't swim—compared to a third...   Read full story »

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