Citation

Forde AL, Zeman EA, Clarke L. Int. J. Aquatic Res. Educ. 2020; 12(2): e5.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Bowling Green State University)

DOI

10.25035/IJARE.12.02.05

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of a drowning prevention program and the retention of swimming and water safety skills for 3-14 year-old children with and without disabilities. The intensive program, SWIM Central, used a top-down approach to teach 6 swimming and water safety skills during 10, 30-minute sessions. A post-participation parent survey results suggested that children ages 3-14 with and without disabilities who had previously participated in SWIM Central retained swimming and water safety skills to a similar degree. The current swim skill assessments showed that there was not an overall difference in swim skill performance in the presence of a disability; therefore, the SWIM Central program was effective in increasing overall swimming performance for children with and without disabilities. © 2020 Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Children; Drowning prevention; Disabilities; Swimming skills