According to the CDC report, there were around 4,000 accidental drowning deaths in the U.S. in 2019. That jumped to more than 4,500 fatalities annually in 2020, 2021, and 2022 - roughly a 10% increase.
Once pools reopened, many facilities faced shortages of trained swimming instructors and lifeguards, which further reduced availability of swimming lessons and safe swimming areas.
Lifeguards were not being trained. Children were not being taught swim lessons.
Drowning prevention experts recommend that everyone learn to swim; however, an estimated 40 million American adults don't know how.
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