I was a summer lifeguard from 1970 until 1975 at both pools and lakes. I had the Red Cross Life Safety and Water Safety Instructor credentials. I was young and strong and was a competitive swimmer.
I have never had to rescue a white person (ever) but I have rescued many black people of all ages. It is a commonplace among lifeguards that black people have a higher specific gravity than white people and that this is unrelated to body type. Yes, this makes no biological sense but it is a common observation. I think that one reason so few black people know how to swim is this condition: they tend to sink while whites tend to float. I would be interested to see if the actuarial data supports this hypothesis.
How many people can swim? I much prefer pools to the beach. Sharkphobia I have. You don't have to warm me about rip tides twice!
I was a summer lifeguard from 1970 until 1975 at both pools and lakes. I had the Red Cross Life Safety and Water Safety Instructor credentials. I was young and strong and was a competitive swimmer.
I have never had to rescue a white person (ever) but I have rescued many black people of all ages. It is a commonplace among lifeguards that black people have a higher specific gravity than white people and that this is unrelated to body type. Yes, this makes no biological sense but it is a common observation. I think that one reason so few black people know how to swim is this condition: they tend to sink while whites tend to float. I would be interested to see if the actuarial data supports this hypothesis.