Category: Organization
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This Woman Is on a Mission to Teach Black Children to Swim | Good Morning America
Nearly 20 years after she nearly drowned from not knowing how to swim, Trish Miller founded SwemKids to offer free water safety lessons to Black children.
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Jack Roach | Off the Deck Podcast with Chris Plumb
Jack Roach talks with Chris Plumb on today’s episode of Off the Deck. Currently the Director of Coach and Athlete Development for TIDE Swimming in Virginia, Jack brings more than 35 years of coaching experience to his interactions with coaches and swimmers. Jack’s impact across swimming is immeasurable. He and Chris dig into the relationships…
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Summer Olympics inspires Birmingham’s youth swimmers
The Tokyo Olympics has been a source of inspiration to Birmingham’s only Black youth swim team. One young lady on the team told me she could see her competing professionally on the international stage.
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Spotlight Beams on Swimming Caps for People of Colour | Africanews
“I just braid it every month. So, then I don’t have to bother, really. But then the chlorine ruins it anyway,” says Parkes. “I thought that was kind of unfair, because Black people’s hair shouldn’t be like… if we have a normal cap, then it’s hard, so if our hat comes off in a race,……..…
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Push to Educate Black Children on Swimming | Scripps National News
There’s a new effort to end the racial disparity that exists in swimming. Nearly 64% of Black children can’t swim, compared to 40% of white children
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Inside the Most Protested Olympics Ever | VICE News
Tokyo’s residents took great pride in the Olympics when they last had the hosting gig back in 1964. This time, the Games are happening even though polls say 80 percent of Japan opposes them. And the reasons run deeper than the pandemic.
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Team GB Swimmer Adam Peaty Calls for Better Funding for the Sport | The Independent
Team GB swimmer Adam Peaty calls for better funding for the sport after he claimed silver in the men’s 4×100 meters medley relay at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Weather Interferes with Memorial Swim for Trucker Who Died in CBBT Crash, but Friends’ Spirit Remain | 13News Now
Erik Mezick died in December when his truck went over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
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Former National Swimmer Mark Chay on the Development of Athletes in Singapore | CNA
A day after his exit from the Tokyo Olympics, Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling has said an outpouring of support will spur him on. Former national swimmer and two-time Olympian Mark Chay shared about the competition Schooling was up against, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way athletes prepared for the Olympics.