This story has been in the news for a few days. The loss of this man, this philanthropist, and this mind is staggering. And unnecessary. So is the grief of family, community, and world, the standstill that follows his death, and the energy output to give him a worthy goodbye. It could have been avoided. Likewise for the grief of all families when a drowning occurs. They are simply unnecessary. There's such a thing as too much grief. The world has it.

But how many people DON'T know there's a place for adults to learn to swim where they will succeed and have fun, rather than struggling and having to force themselves to go? Motwani probably didn't know.

And how many people who own backyard pools can't swim? The world would be shocked to know. The same can be said for sailors and fishermen/women, boat owners and river guides, pool maintenance people and even swimming teachers. None of them should be ashamed. All of them should be paid to learn to swim. None of them should be asked to learn swimming mechanics yet. All of them need to become fully comfortable with being in the water, both shallow and deep. In other words, they need to know about Miracle Swimming.

For your family, for your friends, for your co-workers and for the important people in your life, if you're a swim instructor, learn to teach in a way that EVERYONE SUCCEEDS, BAR NONE. Why keep this from your students? Your instructors??? Only you can stop the bleeding.