Childhood Drowning

Picture a warm summer day, without a cloud in the sky. Suddenly, a young boy appears running into the pool to escape the heat. He splashes in the cold refreshing water with a smile on his face. To most people, this seems like a typical, relaxing scene on any given vacation. Now imagine this little boy running in the water; his head submerged. The breath he just took was his last. He thrashes his arms and legs in the water, struggling to reach the surface. Finally after three minutes of struggling with no oxygen, he slowly sinks to the bottom of the pool. His parents find their son at the bottom of the pool, lifeless and still. This young boy has just died of drowning, a seemingly unknown leading cause of death around the world, however, this

Due to the health benefits of swimming along with the decreased risk of drowning, swim lessons provide a worthwhile endeavor for young children. When looking at the reasons to learn to swim, think about the risks a child is put at when they do not learn to swim. Drowning seems like a form of death that you rarely hear about but it is a major horror that too many children must face. Childhood drowning is a major problem in the United States and many actions can be taken to decrease this risk. Not only having swim lessons more available but also lowering the cost of swim lessons will aid the risk of childhood drownings. Creating programs that allow children to learn to swim at a low cost and growing awareness on the risk of swimming will decrease the chance of childhood deaths. Drowning in children is not 100% preventable but it does not need to be the second leading cause of death for children. Having all children learn to swim at some point in their childhood earlier rather than later will help ultimately eliminate the risk of an unintentional childhood deaths caused by drowning. No child should die due to drowning and many things can be changed so children are no longer at