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Dearing, who brought swimming diversity debate, loses race By PAUL NEWBERRYAugust 4, 2021 GMT TOKYO (AP) Coming into the Olympics, Alice Dearing made a huge impact in the debate over ways to make swimming a more diverse sport. She had hoped to further her efforts with a strong performance in Tokyo Bay, but it wasn’t to be. The first Black female swimmer to make the British team struggled to a 19th-place finish in the 10-kilometer marathon swimming event Wednesday morning. The blistering pace by the world’s best open water swimmers caught Dearing off guard, leaving her more than 5 1/2 minutes behind winner Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil and in tears when it was over. ....
Olympic ban on swim caps for Black hair offensive, discriminatory, says Seattle founder of Afro Swimmers July 15, 2021 at 5:22 pm Olympic medalist, Maritza McClendon, says 64% of African American children can t swim. She believes the swim cap ban is just another barrier. (Photo courtesy of Maritza McClendon) There has always been only one kind of swim cap. “But those caps were not made for us,” said Seattle’s Noelle Ndiaye, swim coach and founder of Afro Swimmers, a movement to make swimming accessible to everyone. “They weren’t made for people with locs, they weren’t made for people with afros, with curly, textured hair.” ....
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