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Ninety-five per cent of Black adults don’t swim – meet the people trying to change that

For many Black people, the idea of ‘of course’ not being able to swim ‘is kind of a running joke’. But many in the UK are fighting for change, both in and out of the pool. Nicole Vassell meets just a handful of the country’s Black swimming pioneers

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Why it’s time to challenge the cliche that ‘Black people can’t swim

Shocking figures reveal 80% of black children and 90% of black adults in the UK do not know how to swim - Now, swimming instructor, Annalize Butler, is on a mission to break the cultural mindset of black people not knowing how to swim

Daily Mirror · Apr 22, 2022