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The Mythology of Swimming: Are Myths Impacting Minority Youth Participation?
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The purpose for this research was to determine if reported swimming participation myths (barriers) for minority children were authentic.Previous research on minority children's swimming patterns has been limited, while drowning rates for these groups are high.Nation-wide survey research supported by USA Swimming was conducted using six cities across the U.S. Trained staff members from YMCA non-swimming programs were used to solicit participants and to supervise survey administration.A large, purposeful sample (n = 1,680) was gathered that targeted poor, minority children.Parents of children aged 4-11 years and adolescents (12-17 years) completed surveys.Descriptive statistics were observed on selected myth statements by demographic variables.Several barriers were revealed to be myths and not real barriers.Potential barriers revealed, which include parental involvement factors, were noteworthy for marginalized children.
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- International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, Vol. 3, No. 1 [2009], Art. 3 https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol3/iss1/3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25035/ijare.03.01.03 References American Academy of Pediatrics. (2000). Policy statement: Swimming programs for infants and toddlers. Pediatrics, 105(4), 868-870. · DOI
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- Authors
- Irwin, C. C., Irwin, R. L., Ryan, T. D., & Drayer, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Memphis (US)
- Temple University (US)
- Venue
- International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education
- Published
- 2009-02
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 1932-9253 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2153015341
- Cited by
- 41
- References
- 1
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- 6.69
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
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- International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education (publishedVersion)
- ScholarWorks@BGSU (Bowling Green State University) (submittedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Recreational Sport and Physical Activity
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Youth Development and Social Support
- Keywords
- swimming participation, minority youth, children and adolescents, drowning, parental involvement, low-income children, swimming program
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