The tenuous relationship between Black people and water goes back a long way. In the era of segregation in the United States, Black swimmers were barred from pools; those that did permit swimmers of color were often unsafe and neglected.
Said Obe: “We thought the only way to get more Alice Dearings in the pool, with Alice being Black and among the 5% in the water, we had to reduce the 95% not in the water.”Dearing is among the Black swimmers who balance love of the water with the difficulties of protecting hair. What they thought would be a niche product received such favorable feedback that the duo realized “we were filling a gap, providing something that removed a barrier to women and children who did not want to swim.”
Black swimmers’ success can be a change agent, but there must also be specific steps toward creating more interest and opportunity, said Shontel Cargill, a former competitive swimmer who is Black. She is now a therapist and assistant clinic director at“Due to the discriminatory and segregated past of swimming, Black families have been taught to fear swimming instead of embrace it,” Cargill said.
Lol.
I'm black so if people of color is there term for black people when everyone else has a race attached to em.. I'll pass on the racists sht
Always an excuse. ALWAYS.
Are there tests that might tell if those new, larger caps might affect bouancy?
Swimming is an expensive sport? How?
Maybe they don’t want to swim
I wonder why they make it seem in the headline like the rule only was applied because the athlete was black. Could the media be trying to stir up thoughts of racism? Could the media be trying to divide us? I wonder🤔
The argument against the cap is weak. They should allow it. No need for politics or racial arguments. Just common sense.
clarencehilljr Black folk don't get it...do they? Look, a black company owns the idea of swim cap design and if Tokyo bans it an the Olympic folk...all black players, nations should ban the Olympics. Case Closed.
Write a new article. Stop reposting the same one over and over in an attempt to create controversy.
That’s really to bad
No reason she shouldn’t be able to wear the cap. As far as lack of diversity in swimming, there is lack of diversity in every sport;ie track and field, basketball. You don’t see the media griping about a lack of white NBA players or sprinters. Stop making it always about race.
The olympics are so racist
FINA, rejected the application, citing no previous instance in which swimmers needed “caps of such size and configuration.” AKA It’s never been done so we ain’t changing our ways. 🤦🏻♂️
wtf!
Wasn’t it Hitler that brought back the Olympics?
Let her and everyone else wear whatever they feel most comfortable wearing. This is an absurd rule. It is 2021. Get with the program people.
Seems like an easy fix to the rules. How embarrassing.
Seriously? Now everyone will bring their own rules everywhere? Perhaps we’ll replace a law with anarchy?
Easy solution - ban ALL head caps from competition
Good
More racism against black women from the Olympics, must be a day ending in Y.
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