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Lack of Swimming Skills Jeopardizes <br />Young Lives <br />Loss of lifelong exercise and health benefits <br />• <br />Drowning: leading cause of death for infants and <br />• <br />young children in 18 states; nationally second only <br />to auto accidents <br />Drowning is second-leading cause of injury-related <br />• <br />death among children under 15 <br />Children under 5 and teens have highest drowning <br />• <br />rates <br />70% of African American children cannot swim <br />• <br /> <br />