Whats good y’all! This week I want to dedicate the blog to highlighting other minority aquatic professionals and organizations in the space. My goal is for this blog is to become a community resource for black and brown swimmers. As well as anyone who wants to support black and brown aquatic professionals. That being said, this is just the start. The list is meant to be simple and to the point but continuously developing.
A curation of resources for/about black swimmers
This list is not an endorsement for anybody or organization.
Swim Instructors/Coaches
Tazaria Cacho – Mobile Swim Training, LLC
Noelle Singleton - Afroswimmers
Taj Omari - Empowered Swimming, Inc, https://www.empoweredswimminginc.com/
Tracey - The Swim Coach, https://theswimcoach.life/
Jim Ellis
Nicholas Askew
Dr. Newton Jackson
Organizations/Communities
Diversity in Aquatics, https://www.diversityinaquatics.org/
Howard University Swim & Dive Team
Black Kids Swim, https://blackkidsswim.com/
Swim 1922
Swim Dem Crew (UK), https://www.swimdemcrew.co.uk/
Swimmers for Change, https://www.swimmersforchange.org/
Black Swimming Association (UK),https://www.thebsa.co.uk/
Freestyle Swim DC
Black People Will Swim,
https://www.blackpeoplewillswim.com/
BLJ Community Rowing (rowing), https://www.bljcommunityrowing.com/
Athletes
Simone Manual, https://simonemanuel.co/
Cullen Jones
Ashleigh Johnson, Water Polo
Jamal Hill
Lia Neal, https://www.lianeal.com/
Maritza McClendon, https://www.maritzamcclendon.com/
Reece Whitley
Giles Smith
Alia Atkinson
Dr. Andrew Young
Enith Brigitha
Natalie Hinds
Water Sports
First Coast Jets Watersports
Products
Swimma ( South Africa), https://swimma.co.za/wp3/
Soul Cap (England & Wales), https://soulcap.com/
Black Girl Sunscreen, https://www.blackgirlsunscreen.com/
Unsun Cosmetics, https://www.unsuncosmetics.com/
Films
Pride (2007)
A Film Called Blacks Can’t Swim
The Minority Pool (2015)
Blacks Can’t Swim The Sequel (May 2021)
