Ninety-five per cent of Black adults don't swim – meet the people trying to change that

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

The Truth Behind The Myth That 'Black People Don't Swim' And How It's Evolved Over Time

Documentary Short 'A Film Called Blacks Can't Swim' Premieres Jan. '19

Sorry, Honey, It's Too Hot for Camp - The Atlantic

Swimming-Black swimmers still under-represented in the pool

Racial, ethnic disparities in swimming skills found across generations: For Journalists - Northwestern University

Best TV Shows of All Time

Why mass-participation sports need to be more diverse

170 Swimming Statistics You Should Know in 2024

Why don't black Americans swim? - BBC News

The Olympics Issue - The New York Times

Body of teenager, 16, pulled from river in Castleford

50 Years After the Moynihan Report, Examining the Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration - The Atlantic

A systemic approach to the psychology of racial bias within individuals and society