A curation of resources for/about black swimmers
This list is NOT an endorsement for anybody or any organization.
Swim Instructors/ Coaches
Tazaria Cacho – Mobile Swim Training
Shana Lorde – Let Us Swim
Jim Ellis – PDR Swimming
Noelle Singleton – Afroswimmers
Tracey – The Swim Coach
Nicholas Askew – Howard Swimming and Diving
Danny Prear – Mighty Krocs
Nadine Ford – Mahogany Mermaids
Rhonda Harper – Black Girls Surf
Malachi and Olivia Cunningham
Adrienne Wesley – Swim Life Fitness
Dr. Newton Jackson
Julian Wynter-Anderson – Swimmers Elite
Katrice Rodrigues – Afro Aquatics (UK)
Organizations/Communities
Black Girls Dive Foundation
The Surfer Kids (South Africa)
Diversity in Aquatics
Howard Universtiy Swimming and Diving
Black Kids Swim
Swim 1922
Swim Dem Crew (U.K.)
Swimmers for Change
Black Swimming Association (U.K.)
Black People Will Swim
BLJ Community Rowing
Afro Mermaids
SwemKids
Outdoor Afro: Making Waves Program
Nile Swim Club
We Swim Aquatics
The Black Butterfly Swim Club
Grown Women Swim
The Sable Swimmers
Evolutionary Aquatics
CPR Etc
SWIMS Foundation
Black Surfers
Black Surfing Association of Rockaway
Swim Up Hill
Swim Up DC
The Black Mermaid Foundation (South Africa)
Courageous Leap
Alma Swim Foundation
Diversified Swimming
Athletes
Simone Manuel
Cullen Jones
Asleigh Johnson (Water Polo)
Alice Dearing
Lia Neal
Maritza McClendon
Reece Whitley
Giles Smith
Alia Atkinsin
Dr. Andrew Young
Enith Brigitha
Natalie Hinds
Jennifer Abel (Diver)
Nique Miller (Surfer)
Naji Ali
Sabir Muhammad
Products
Black Girl Sunscreen
Swimma (South Africa)
Soul Cap (England & Wales)
Unsun Cosmetics
Alma Ocean
Films
Pride (2007)
The Minority Pool (2015)
Men of Honor (2000)
Wade in the Water: Drowning in Racism
Tenegfu (Conservation)
The Reef Builders (Conservation)
A Film Called Blacks Can’t Swim
Water Get No Enemy (Caution Advised)
Dive Tierra Bomba Dive (Spanish)
Wade in the Water: A Journey into Black Surfing and Aquatics Culture
More Resources
The Joy of Aquatics Podcast
Books
The Colors of Aquatics
A Diver Like Me
Prominent Figures
Carl Brashear (U.S. Navy)
Shirley Lee
Job Boards
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