> I would have guessed that swimming would be much more common there, since it is an island nation. You could assume that. But in the islands you'd find that p

> I would have guessed that swimming would be much more common there, since it is an island nation. You could assume that. But in the islands you'd find that public access to open water is highly restricted. Most beaches are owned by resorts. The one remaining public beach in Jamaica was sold off to Chris Blackwell, who owns other resorts in Jamaica. Anthony Bourdain covers this in Parts Unknown. With so few opportunities to swim it should come as no surprise that most island people can't.