Honors College Theses
Publication Date
5-2-2014
Major
Exercise Science (B.S.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Daniel Czech
Abstract
One of the leading causes of unintentional death worldwide is drowning. From 2005-2009, an estimated 3, 107 people in the United States over the age of fifteen died from drowning (Peden, Oyegbite, & Ozanne-Smith, 2008). Research has found higher amounts of drowning deaths to be males than females and African-American than Caucasian (Saluja et al., 2005). However, no significant differences have been found in real or perceived water competency between gender or age groups (Moran et al., 2012). Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine ability to swim between gender, race, and school classification of college students. Quantitative data was collected via SurveyMonkey.com including demographic information and self-reported swimming ability. Independent t-tests were run to examine significant differences in gender, race, and perceived swimming ability. Results will be examined from a therapeutic outlook and how they will be able to benefit hydrotherapy programs
Recommended Citation
Brown, Laynie E., "An Examination between Swimming Ability, Gender, and Race- An Exploratory Investigation" (2014). Honors College Theses. 49.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/49
