WNYC
Black People Better Runners, White People Better Swimmers: Race, Science, and Athletics | The Takeaway | WNYC
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 ...
Black Kids Swim
Black Kids Swim - #1 Resource for Black Competitive Swimmers
Black Kids Swim is the world's #1 online community and resource for Black competitive swimmers and families.
The Guardian
The black guy who can't float: why I finally (almost) learned to swim | Swimming | The Guardian
June 29, 2016 - A lack of access to pools and the money to pay for lessons drives a racial divide in swimming ability. But after getting married, I had no choice but to dive in
Team USA
The Deep End: The History of Pool Access For Black Americans & What Team USA Athletes Are Doing To Get More Kids Of Color Into the Pool
As Wiltse pointed out in “The Black-White Swimming Disparity in America: A Deadly Legacy of Swimming Pool Discrimination” in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues, approximately 1,200 private swim clubs existed in the U.S. in 1950. By 1962, this number had exploded to 23,000. · These swim clubs offered both swim lessons and competitive ...
Wikipedia
Swimming (sport) - Wikipedia
September 2, 2024 - Brands such as Arena, Speedo, TYR, and Adidas are popular regular swimwear brands. The most durable material for regular swimming is Polyester. The main difference between competition and regular swimwear is that competition swimwear is tighter and compresses the muscles of the swimmers.
History
Public swimming pools are still haunted by segregation's legacy
From white violence to the rise of exclusive swim clubs, people of color have long faced barriers to American swimming pools.
Northwestern
Racial, ethnic disparities in swimming skills found across generations: For Journalists - Northwestern University
A parent survey from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found intergenerational trends in swimming skills, with stark racial and ethnic differences.
Bgsu
What African Americans Can Do to Bridge the Swimming Gap
Welcome to ScholarWorks@BGSU, the institutional repository at Bowling Green State University hosted by University Libraries.
ABC7 Los Angeles
FACEism: Drowning in the past | How the racist history of swimming continues to leave its ugly mark - ABC7 Los Angeles
June 18, 2021 - The swimming pool is a place we all love, especially in hot weather. But in this episode of FACEism, we look at the racist history of swimming, and how it continues to leave its ugly mark.
Nola
Jarvis DeBerry: Story behind Black people not swimming in New Orleans? Consider racism, death | Opinions and Editorials | nola.com
May 31, 2014 - The second Pontchartrain Beach opened in 1939 and enjoyed several decades of prosperity. Although the amusement park section was under private management, the seawall, public beach, walkways and bathing facilities
Tampa Bay Times
Ability to swim not so black or white
January 5, 2020 - Are there differences between the races that affect the ability to swim?
Thesst
'Blacks Can't Swim- Rewind' | Time to Change the Narrative - The Society of Sports Therapists
November 30, 2023 - Why can only 20% of black children and only 5% of black adults in England swim? SST Member Tyrone Cassius, Chair of the NEEDSs group, went along to a special screening of Ed Accura’s film ‘Blacks Can’t Swim: Rewind’ at the University of East London, to find out more and raise awareness ...
Compete Network
Busting Stereotypes About Black Swimmers — Compete Magazine
October 10, 2021 - By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) An often heard and constantly repeated racist stereotype that “black people can’t swim” or more specifically, “African American people can’t swim” has been around for generations. The stereotype has been bolstered by the lack of representation of ...
Wikipedia
Diversity in swimming - Wikipedia
May 1, 2024 - In 1967 Arrington defeated the ... a diving competition in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). In 1961 a swim club for women at Spelman College was established. ... In May 1969, Fred Rogers or Mr. Rogers, host of the popular children’s show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, aired a scene that was directed at the issue of black and white ...
NPR
USA Swimming Wants More Diversity In The Pool : The Torch : NPR
August 13, 2016 - The U.S. swimming team competing in Rio is the most diverse yet. But there is still a long way to go before the ranks of swimmers reflect the diversity of the country.
Medium
Why Are Black People Afraid of Swimming | by Jeffrey Kass | Medium
July 3, 2024 - There's a stereotype of Black people being afraid to swim. Swimming pools have been a source of trauma for Black people. Why don't Black people like to swim. Generational trauma around swimming.
NYTimes
Racism at American Pools Isn’t New: A Look at a Long History - The New York Times
August 3, 2018 - Swimming pools, which exploded in popularity a century ago, are supposed to be places to relax, but black Americans have long faced harassment and violence there.
Word In Black
Meet The Black U.S. Olympians Competing in Mostly-White Sports - Word In Black
July 25, 2024 - This year, a Black man is the team's ... Black competitors in Paris who are competing in sports that are traditionally white. Credit: Getty Images · For years, Black Olympians dominated in sports like track and field and basketball. But a new generation is breaking through in so-called "country-club sports" that typically aren't available to young Black athletes. When the 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony happens in Paris, France, on Friday, the powerful United States swimming team will ...
ABC News
Olympian, swim groups look to turn the tide on the country's racial gap in drowning - ABC News
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Black Americans drown at a rate 50% higher than white Americans, according to the CDC. The Nile Swim Club is one of many groups trying to undo that statistic.
Published: August 24, 2022