Swimming is the example par excellence of the summer games. The United States, having the most peculiar kind of racism And white supremacy built into its founding, reaped some of the greatest financial and white privileged gains of any nation.
If you take the all-sports medal count of the 54 states in Africa and her diaspora and compare it to the 50 states of the United States, America gets second …. But not if you just limit it to swimming. The answer lies in the heritage, wealth, privilege and inequality white supremacy produced. These two, while not directly affiliated with the USA Swimming, send many swimmers on to college where they are developed into Olympians. It was such a pleasure to watch all athletes to compete for medals and I really enjoyed watching swimmers.
USA did a great job but I think there is another relevant measure which puts a different light on every medal: Medal per capita. For example: San Marino is 1st, 3 medals, So, for me, this is not as great as it looks like but I admire every single athlete who made itself be a part of such a great event. Thanks for the inspiring article! In Singapore with a 5.
Joseph Schooling was coached by Sergio and Eddie. I do not agree with your logic. While infrastructure is important, population plays a huge role. Small countries get few swimming medals. Australia punches far above its weight.
Like the U. Were Australia 13 times larger in population than it is now the population of your country , it would certainly be 1 in the medal standings for swimming. Australia sent half the swimmers to Tokyo that the U.
The U. S sent 50 athletes with a return of 34 medals that is a return of 0. That is not a statistical anomaly as past Olympics have shown. The same logic proves that the U. You cannot compare U. Full access: To this and over 1 million additional datasets Save Time: Downloads allow integration with your project Valid data: Access to all sources and background information.
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Accessed: November 13, Global Swimming Statistics. Swim instructors in England spent about 59, teaching hours giving children's lessons in December , according to Swim England , the country's governing body for swimming. Swimming Statistics. Swimming is the fourth most popular recreational sport in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC , after walking, running and cycling.
The rates of private swimming lessons from a professional vary by region, according to the American Red Cross' May Water Safety Poll. Swimming Statistics by Sex. Swimming had Swimming Statistics by Ethnicity and Race. Only 0. Anthony Ervin was the first African American man to make the U. Olympic swim team.
He was also the first African American man to win a gold medal at the Sydney games. Statistics About Swimming Benefits. After swimming for 30 minutes, a pound person will burn about calories , according to Harvard Health Publishing. Statistics About Swimming Risks. Swimming Injury Statistics. Globally, about 3, people are fully or partially paralyzed after breaking their necks swimming.
Most of these deaths are a result of diving in shallow water, according to the International Life Saving Foundation. Drowning Statistics. Between and , there were an average of 3, fatal non-boating-related drownings each year in the U. About 1 in 5 people who die of drowning are under the age of Most drownings in home swimming pools occur in children between the ages of 1 to 4, according to the CDC. Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death globally, according to the World Health Organization WHO.
In , there were about , deaths from drowning worldwide. Drowning death rates in Africa are 15 to 20 times higher than in Germany or the U. The highest drowning rates worldwide are among 1- to 4-year-old children.
Coastal drowning in the U. Alcohol plays a role in 1 in 5 boating deaths each year. Swimming Speed Statistics. The average pace for a meter swim is about 2 minutes, according to U.
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