Great article on Imagine 2050 about Jenny Levison’s movie Parting the Waters.

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In 2006, there were 110 deaths due to drowning in Virginia. More than half of these deaths (54%) were in natural bodies of water. Virginians, age 15 to 24, experience the highest number of fatal drownings in the state and African-Americans drown at a woefully disproportionate rate. In response to these clarion calls, the Norfolk Department of Public Health, collaborated with the City of Norfolk Aquatics Division, and the Triple A “Norfolk Tides” baseball team, in the creation of the moving and insightful video WaterLine Teens: Keeping Heads Above Water, sponsored by the Virginia Department of Health Center for Injury & Violence Prevention. Featuring compelling, true stories of near-drowning survivors and surviving family members and friends of fatal drowning victims, this impactful video also offers valuable water safety instruction and tips. Written, produced and directed by Terrance Afer-Anderson, with production services provided by Genesis 7 Media, this 22-minute video also features former Norfolk Tides catcher Matt Weiters, now a Major League player with the Baltimore Orioles; essential water safety tips, provided by Daniel Jones, Division Head, Aquatics; Wanda Jean Butts, founder of The Josh Project, a program that provides free swimming instruction to inner-city youth; Norfolk State University faculty and swimming coach Shaun Anderson, Program Coordinator, of the University’s “April Pool’s Day,” an American Red Cross water safety and awareness day event; and John Cruzat, Diversity Specialist, USA Olympic Swimming team. The WaterLine Teens: Keeping Heads Above Water video asks an important question to anyone who lives near or around water. Do You Know How To Swim?

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A quick update from Cullen Jones and USA Swimming about the Make A Splash with Cullen Jones event series.

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