Posted on Jul 13, 2022
200 Black and brown children get free swimming lessons, and safety, in Kansas City, Kansas
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My Eternal Gratitude to the Cincinnati Police Officer and His Mother, Both Olympic Swimmers that Taught Me to Swim and How to Freestyle Dive, Came in Handy Living on Oahu, Diving in Hanauma Bay and Living on Dodge diving in the Lagoon.
200 Black and brown children get free swimming lessons, and safety, in Kansas City, Kansas
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Learned to swim in Junction City many moons ago -- swam 1.5 miles yesterday -- a great life skill
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CSM Chuck Stafford The Experiences, If Somewhat Troubling at the Time, I Would Never Give Up. Although I Recommend If I've "Done It" Sometimes I Recommend Not Repeating the "Experiment" Holding a Stone Fish? Going Nose to Nose with a Moray Eel? Sitting in the Middle of School of Barracudas as a Japanese Tourist Feeds the "Pretty Fish"? Trying to Grab Lemon Sharks by the Tail? Trying to Ride a Nurse Shark? Swimming thru a School of Jellyfish? LOL!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Gabrielle Pearson brought her two kids, 6-year-old Kiyomi and 7-year-old Rhys to swimming lessons at Parkwood on Tuesday. Pearson said she knows how to swim, but she understands many others in the Black community never learned.
“It is really important for Black communities to have access to swimming pools, to have access to lessons and stuff like that because it helps to reduce the fear and the stigma that surrounds swimming,” said Pearson. “There’s no reason that Black children and Black people can’t swim and can’t love the water.”
Pearson said when more Black children have access to swimming lessons like the ones at Parkwood, worlds open up.
“You might see some Olympic medalists coming out of the Quindaro area,” she said. “It's all about access.”
..."Gabrielle Pearson brought her two kids, 6-year-old Kiyomi and 7-year-old Rhys to swimming lessons at Parkwood on Tuesday. Pearson said she knows how to swim, but she understands many others in the Black community never learned.
“It is really important for Black communities to have access to swimming pools, to have access to lessons and stuff like that because it helps to reduce the fear and the stigma that surrounds swimming,” said Pearson. “There’s no reason that Black children and Black people can’t swim and can’t love the water.”
Pearson said when more Black children have access to swimming lessons like the ones at Parkwood, worlds open up.
“You might see some Olympic medalists coming out of the Quindaro area,” she said. “It's all about access.”
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All children should be taught how to swim or at least "drownproofing" skills
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