Persuasive Essay About Swimming

Throughout our years as summer swim team coaches, lifeguards, and competitive swimmers we have seen many incidents that could have been prevented with the knowledge provided by swim lessons. One second a child is playing in the water and another goes by and they are at the bottom of the pool, most of the time it doesn’t even look like a child is drowning and that’s one of the hardest parts for a lifeguard and a parent. The decision to do this project was to create awareness about drowning, show the benefits of early swim lessons, and teach water safety to weak swimmers. Even though swimming can be a harmless and fun activity, the need for safety and healthy relationships for the water is still required.
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At a young age, children are fascinated by many dangerous things and seem to do anything their parents tell them not to; this is a big issue when they are drawn to the 9 foot deep end at the neighborhood pool. Drowning is a growing issue that cannot be ignored, from 2005-2009, there were an average of 3,533 fatal unintentional drownings annually in the United States — about ten deaths per day, one in five people who die from drowning are children 14 and younger. Many of these children could have been aware of drowning but the likelihood of a 3 year old knowing is very slim. The CDC states that, “more than 50% of drowning victims treated in emergency departments require hospitalization or transfer for further care (compared with a hospitalization rate of about 6% for all unintentional injuries)1,2. These nonfatal drowning injuries can cause severe brain damage that may result in long-term disabilities such as memory problems, learning disabilities, and permanent loss of basic functioning (e.g., permanent vegetative state)3,4.” These numbers need to go down and the only way that will happen is if people are made more aware of the dangers that come with the inability to swim. Swimming needs to be a required lesson especially if a child wants to pursue in the competitive sport, the knowledge can prevent

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