As students get out of school for spring and summer break, many families will head out on vacations featuring beaches, lakes and pools.
According to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4. Nevertheless, recent funding cuts pushed by President Donald Trump’s administration have all but eliminated staffing for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, which supports community swim safety programs around the country.
Tom Dolan is a former Olympic swimmer and president of corporate pools at Big Blue Swim School, which has locations in multiple states, including Georgia.
Dolan joined “All Things Considered” to talk about what swim safety entails and why it is such an important issue.
Christopher Alston contributed to this report.
