An Innovative Approach Addressing Childhood Drowning: Making Use of Collegiate Aquatic Facilities and Expertise

Authors

Gennette Cordova, No More UnderFollow
Natasha Lloyd, No More UnderFollow
Chezik Tsunoda, No More UnderFollow

Disciplines

Exercise Science | Health and Physical Education | Kinesiology | Leisure Studies | Other Public Health | Public Health | Social Justice | Sports Management | Sports Sciences | Sports Studies

Abstract

The silent epidemic of childhood drowning, and the racial disparities associated with it require scalable and innovative approaches that both break cycles of exclusion and circumvent our societal tendency to overlook drowning as a matter in need of urgent resolution. No More Under, a Seattle-based water safety organization whose mission is to eradicate childhood drowning, has launched the Swim Safely Series. The series is a national program uniquely poised to overcome the various barriers associated with racial and socioeconomic drowning disparities by tapping into underutilized collegiate aquatic spaces and merging water safety with mentorship and social intervention.

Recommended Citation

Cordova, Gennette; Lloyd, Natasha; and Tsunoda, Chezik (2025) "An Innovative Approach Addressing Childhood Drowning: Making Use of Collegiate Aquatic Facilities and Expertise," International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education: Vol. 15: No. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol15/iss1/9