Now why would that be? Could it be that public pools were segregated (and not equal) which blocked black kids in the 50s from learning to swim? Which in turn leads to an activity from being passed on to future generations.
Or is it that the maintenance of public pools is not something socially economic disadvantaged cities can afford? I’m not sure.
But it seems like there is a very simple solution to the problem that our society should implement. Check out the video.