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June 12, 2024 - Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.

January 12, 2017 - It was an unprecedented event for NCAA swimming. It was as symbolic as it was historic in that it provided a revealing reality concerning the sport of swimming and marked the official introduction of African-American women as a force in an arena that has failed to attract or embrace them in ...

March 4, 2021 - When we talk about sports in Canada and the United States, it’s often hockey that takes the brunt of criticism for an ongoing culture problem, and a problem with whiteness and racism. Another sport however, competitive swimming, has an equally unequal background.

Here we explain a much avoided phenomenon in the evolution of speed sports for men and women: The world records in running tend to be set by black...

May 14, 2024 - Black People Will Swim, based in Queens, N.Y., teaches hundreds of New Yorkers of color, with limited pool access, how to swim each year.

February 27, 2012 - Of the many obstacles that Black swimming culture still faces, perhaps the most daunting, is the very notion that it does not exist: that a Black person enjoying the water is anomalous. Because, in fact, it has existed all along.

On National Learn How to Swim Day, it’s important we talk about water safety for Black children and adults.

July 20, 2023 - The distant relationship between Black Americans and water is still as prevalent today as it was in the early 20th century. Swimming pools grew popular and began to expand across the United States in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s as Americans were looking for more ways to socialize according to ...

February 23, 2021 - Where are all the Black swimmers? Here's how the segregation of public swimming pools in the 20th century has had a lasting impact on Black America.

September 3, 2010 - A month ago, six African-American teenagers drowned in a single incident in Louisiana, prompting soul-searching about why so many young black Americans can't swim.

August 30, 2018 - A history of racial discrimination at pools may be the reason black Americans can’t swim

January 10, 2024 - The cultural perception surrounding swimming in the Black community has shifted.

July 27, 2024 - Olympians Simone Manuel and Shaine Casas have a chance to inspire a new generation of swimmers in a sport traditionally plagued by diversity issues.

November 19, 2023 - Black Kids Swim is proud to share the story of seven influential Black swimmers! Black History Month is a time for celebration and reflection. From past to present, our adversity and successes represent the strength of the Black American spirit. Our contributions in politics, entertainment,...

August 3, 2022 - Shinofield said that USA Swimming ... learn-to-swim and competitive opportunities for communities served by Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The program was announced in 2021, according to the USA Swimming official website. From representing their organization ...

May 18, 2023 - For many Black people, the idea of ‘of course’ not being able to swim ‘is kind of a running joke’. But many in the UK are fighting for change, both in and out of the pool. Nicole Vassell meets just a handful of the country’s Black swimming pioneers

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's athletic performance. No big deal, right? People got jumpy, however, when the International Journal of Design ...