| Abstrakt: |
One of the leading worldwide causes of unintentional death is drowning. From 2005-2009, an estimated 3,107 people in the United States over the age of fifteen died from drowning (Peden, Oyegbite, & Ozanne-Smith, 2008). Research has found higher prevalence of drowning in males compared to females, and African-Americans compared to Caucasians (Saluja et al., 2005). However, no significant differences have been found in real or perceived water competency between genders or age groups (Moran et al., 2012). Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine ability to swim between gender, race, and school classification of college students. Quantitative data was collected via online surveys including demographic information and self-reported swimming ability. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and cross tabulations were run to examine significant differences in gender, race, and perceived swimming ability. Results were examined from a therapeutic outlook in regard to how they can be beneficial to hydrotherapy programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
