@article{ref1,
title="An investigation of youth swimming skills and method of instruction",
journal="International journal of aquatic research and education",
year="2019",
author="Irwin, C.C. and Pharr, J.R. and Layne, T.E. and Irwin, R.L.",
volume="11",
number="3",
pages="e3-e3",
abstract="Drowning is a leading cause of death for US children. Teaching youth to swim in a formal setting from certified instructors is a consistent drowning prevention recommendation. <br><br>PURPOSEs for this investigation was to examine type of swimming instruction and ability to swim and compare to attitudes toward swimming among US youth. <br><br>METHODS were similar to previous USA Swimming studies in 2008 and 2010. YMCA associations in five cities were used to recruit adolescent survey respondents (n=600) aged 12-18 years. <br><br>RESULTS showed African American youth had the lowest rate of formal swimming instruction (29%) compared to White (32%) and Hispanic (42%) peers. Free/reduced lunch qualifiers reported a 23% formal instruction rate as compared to 43% of non-qualifiers. Formally instructed youth were 2.35 times more likely to report being a skilled swimmer (86%) compared to informally instructed youth (72%). Formal swimming instruction is recommended, and interventions need to target underserved populations. © 2019, Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1932-9997",
doi="10.25035/ijare.11.03.03",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.25035/ijare.11.03.03"
}