living here next to a lake i don't know anybody that doesn't know how to swim, but i also don't know anybody that ever PAID to learn how... i guess it doesn't mean nobody around here hasn't paid, it just means in 57 years i'v never met themliving here next to a lake i don't know anybody that doesn't know how to swim, but i also don't know anybody that ever PAID to learn how... i guess it doesn't mean nobody around here hasn't paid, it just means in 57 years i'v never met themWhile in the Army I attended the water safety classes 2 times. The first time was in basic training, the second was while stationed at Ft. Lewis. In basic training I didn’t particularly notice the lack of swimming by blacks, but they were only about 10% of the participants.
At Ft. Lewis because my unit was about 60% black, it was blatantly obvious. Out of over 50 blacks, one older E-6 from the South could swim. The rest panicked and would have been drowning victims. For an example of exactly how it looked, watch this video.
Myself and a couple other young white enlisted guys took turns retrieving the rubber dummy M-16 that was immediately dropped by the blacks upon entering the water.
My thoughts on why blacks don’t swim:
1: Lack of pools in the inner cities. Many reasons for this including parks and recreation funds funneled off for corruption, welfare, HHS, section 8, food stamps, etc...
2: Lack of Fathers
3: School districts not teaching “Outdoor” or “Swimming” programs to concentrate on social justice issues.