Programs such as the one at ExpositionPark might turn out thousands-more Kalifs, reducing drownings in summers to come... and narrowing swimming's racial gap, one child at a time.
Andre Brent oversees the pools at the stadium, located in ExpositionPark, just south of downtown L.A. His job is to turn splashers into swimmers, and he's firm with youngsters who may not grasp all the dangers at hand.