[The Duke]

Why don't black Americans swim?

I always assumed they just felt sorry for "whitey" and decided to leave one sport he could dominate.

[wardaddy]

Its physiological to some degree

Facts like bone density, testosterone, cranial volume, muscle Displacement, heat tolerance or cold intolerance, birth canal differences

Etc that science ignores....

Not only ignores but will lie about and spend billions to fail to refute

There are races...finely and loosely

And they do differ

These truths are self evident.....all always have been

[spodefly]

Why don't black Americans swim?

Because the Government-Education complex which raises most of them doesn't offer swimming in the curriculum.

[central_va]

IF you’re ever attacked by Holder’s people find the nearest body of water and start swimming. You’ll be safe there. Good to know.

[familyop]

Sooooo, let’s talk about polka music.

[calex59]

Teaching a child to swim is the parents responsibility, not the governments. If black families aren't teaching their kids to swim that is their problem.

As for swimming lessons costing money, that is BS, you can't teach your child on your own without spending a dime, or get a friend to do it.

When I was growing up in Bell Gardens CA, there were public swimming pools all over the area(Bell, Southgate, Compton, all sh** holes today), we called them plunges and used them every summer and for parts of the winter. Most of the kids taught them selves to swim and taught their younger brothers and sisters to swim.

Although many blacks and mexicans(we didn't have hispanics then)lived in the area, very, very few of them ever came to the plunges. There was no discrimination, they simply were to busy terrifying the neighborhoods to go swimming.

[ml/nj]

Same reason I could never walk up to a guy and just punch him in the face, and if I wasn't the one who got to cold-cock him I also couldn't take part in stripping him of all his belongings including his clothes.

ML/NJ

[chris_bdba]

It’s the not wanting to get their hair wet sine many spend hours getting it to do what they want it to do I’ve been told.

[right way right]

I’m beginning to not really care lately.

[Gaffer]

"It is an epidemic that is almost going unnoticed," says Sue Anderson, director of programmes and services at USA Swimming.

Translation: Ms Anderson would like to see a billion dollar plus US Government Program to teach black children to swim. Since all these little chilrens could be Obama's son/daughter, it is only proper. It is racist to suggest that parents should ensure their children can swim.

[jwalsh07]

"No greater love...."

Tragic that they could not swim but incredibly brave to wade in to try and save a friend or sibling whiloe knowing they could not swim.

But the non swimming thing is nothing new. 40 years ago in basic the number of black recruits who couldn't be drown proofed was amazingly high.

[ForAmerica]

I can swim and I surf!