Only 2% of regular swimmers in England are black. A new film examines the reasons behind the statistic
Filmmaker Ed Accura was 53 when he learned to swim, and only then through fear that his young daughter might get into trouble and he wouldn’t be able to save her.
“I live near the Thames and I said to myself, if anything happened to her and I couldn’t help, I would never forgive myself.”
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/04/i-was-the-only-black-kid-in-the-pool-why-swimming-is-so-white
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