First African American to hold world record in swimming advocates for Black children to swim

In 2017, Georgia was fifth in the nation for children drowning, according to The Consumer Product Safety Commission.  In terms of child drownings in Georgia, it's second only to Florida which is at an oceanfront. Cullen Jones, a retired USA Olympic swimmer, says Black children are not learning to swim at the same rates as white children, which needs to change. 

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