Ludacris, Hilson, Michael join effort to teach kids to swim (Yahoo Sports)

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When Chris Bridges - better known to his fans as the rapper Ludacris - was growing up, his mother made sure he knew how to swim. ''Swimming is generational,'' said Roberta Shields, who also runs the Ludacris Foundation. The USA Swimming Foundation is hoping Ludacris and other celebrities can bring a little star power to its efforts to teach kids how to swim through the ''Make A Splash'' program - especially in an Olympic year, when there's a lot more attention on one of the biggest sports at the Summer Games.

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