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It’s time to address the persistent stereotype that ‘Black people can’t swim’
July 11, 2018 - by Christienna Fryar The swimming competition at these Olympics was exceptional, and in a meet of dazzling racing, nail-biting finishes, and unexpected medallists, there was no more important a finish than when Simone Manuel surged at the end of the 100 metre freestyle, tying Penny Oleksiak ...
ABC News
How Olympian Cullen Jones is challenging the stereotype that 'black people don’t swim' - ABC News
July 25, 2018 - The four-time Olympian is helping teach people of color how to swim.
Usms
'Blacks Don't Swim'
November 1, 2010 - To be honest, I just sat there staring out at the water. I couldn’t believe what I had just heard from the woman sitting next to me. “Look” she continued, “I’m not saying it, but my friends say that black people don’t have the buoyancy to be swimmers.”
Quora
Why are most Olympic swimmers white and most track and field athletes black; why aren't both fields more diverse? - Quora
Answer (1 of 9): I know I may get some flack for this, but if you read to the end, it evens out. This is not a racist statement, but one based on science. if you take a Caucasian and a person of African descent, of the same height, weight, and build, the caucasin will have a higher percentage of...
Utoronto
U of T expert on the troubled history Black people have had with swimming | University of Toronto
Why did the Black boy drown? Because he couldn’t swim. And he couldn’t swim because learning to swim is one of those intersections where race, space and class collide. Black people in the United States drown at five times the rate of white people. And most of those deaths occur in public ...
The Guardian
‘I was the only black kid in the pool’: why swimming is so white | Swimming | The Guardian
April 4, 2021 - Only 2% of regular swimmers in England are black. A new film examines the reasons behind the statistic
Pool Safely
Challenging the Myth that ‘Blacks Can’t Swim’ – 5 Questions with Filmmaker Ed Accura | Pool Safely
July 31, 2019 - Data from the USA Swimming Foundation not only shows that 64 percent of African-American children have no or low swimming ability, but also that 65 percent of these children would like to swim more than they do. A new film, A Film Called Black Kids Can’t Swim, highlights these disparities ...
Quora
Is there a scientific reason black people are notoriously bad swimmers? - Quora
Answer (1 of 25): Yes, there is. I know I may get some flack for this, but if you read to the end, it evens out. This is not a racist statement, but one based on science. And, BTW not notoriously bad, just not quite as good. if you take a Caucasian and a person of African descent, of the same hei...
Sportskeeda
Why aren't there enough black swimmers in the US?
June 13, 2021 - Unfortunately, the word racism has been inextricably linked with sports for ages.
News Center
Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Swimming Skills Found Across Generations - News Center
December 12, 2022 - A recent parent survey has identified intergenerational trends in swimming skills, with stark racial and ethnic differences.
Pulsesocial
Why Is There A Lack Of Black Swimmers?
According to swimming's governing body Swim England, 95% of black adults and 80% of black children in England do not swim, while the last recorded data from 2018 shows that less than 1% of registered competitive swimmers...
WNYC Studios
Black People Better Runners, White People Better Swimmers: Race, Science, and Athletics | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
Biomechanical researchers analyzed 100 years of athletes' heights, weights and running and swimming records, and demonstrated how the placement of one's center of gravity affects one'...
Swimming World
Black History Month: Historic Swimming Firsts in Black History
February 10, 2022 - As Black History Month is celebrated in February, here is a look at several barrier-breaking achievements by swimmers of African descent.
The Conversation
Swimming while Black
July 11, 2024 - Summer time and time to cool off in a pool or lake? The statistics reveal that race complicates the issue: in the U.S., Black people drown at five times the rate of white people.
AP News
Column: White-dominated swimming struggles to diversify | AP News
June 19, 2021 - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Cullen Jones still remembers the first time he really felt hate at a swimming pool.
Adventure Uncovered
Blacks Can’t Swim: breaking the taboo - Stories - Adventure Uncovered
A Black Briton’s anxiety with not swimming, and the stereotypes set up by society.
Quora
Why did some people say that African Americans don't swim? - Quora
Answer (1 of 24): At the risk of sounding like Dre from Black-Ish or Kenya from Black AF (really the same person), the answer is racism. I will provide a few links to support my answer, but your fav search engine will find tons of material to support everything I post here. Here is the speed ro...
Sportstar
Tokyo Olympics: Black swimmers still under-represented in the pool - Sportstar
July 15, 2021 - In 2019, Swim England revealed to the BBC that only 668 of its 73,000 registered competitive swimmers identified as Black or mixed race.
NCBI
Competitive Swimming and Racial Disparities in Drowning - PMC
This paper provides compelling evidence of an inverse relationship between competitive swimming rates and drowning rates using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data on fatal drowning rates and membership rates from USA Swimming, the governing ...