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Why so many Americans never learned to swim

Code Switch by NPR

May 23, 202635:33News & Politics

In the U.S., roughly 8 in 10 kids from lower-income households grow up with few or no swimming skills — and Black and Latino children lag behind their white peers. Those gaps aren't an accident. They trace back to a long...

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Why so many Americans never learned to swim is an episode from Code Switch by NPR. In the U.S., roughly 8 in 10 kids from lower-income households grow up with few or no swimming skills — and Black and Latino children lag behind their white...

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Published May 23, 2026, 35:33 long, audio available.