This week's open threads highlighted the impact that blacks or people with African descent have had on swimming. Alia Shanee Atkinson (born December 11, 1988) is a Jamaican swimmer and Olympian. She competed at the 2004 Olympics, and four years later in the 2008 Olympics she finished 25th in the women's 200-meter breaststroke. She carried the flag for her native country … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Making History-Black Men and Women in Swimming
Black Swimmers
Friday Open Thread: Making History-Black Men and Women in Swimming
Anthony Lee Ervin (born May 26, 1981) is an American competition swimmer who has won two Olympic medals and two World Championship golds. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the men's 50-meter freestyle, and earned a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. relay team in the 4×100-meter freestyle event. He is the first swimmer of African American … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Making History-Black Men and Women in Swimming
Thursday Open Thread: Making History-Black Men and Women in Swimming
Sabir Muhammad is one of the most well-known African American swimmers for his achievements in the sport. Muhammad earned and accepted a full scholarship to swim for the Stanford Cardinal in 1994 and was the first African American to compete for the varsity men’s swim team. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Making History-Black Men and Women in Swimming
Monday Open Thread: Making History-Black Men and Women in Swimming
This week's open threads will highlight the unsung swimming heroes of African ancestry. Cullen Andrew Jones (born February 29, 1984) is an American competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specializes in freestyle sprint events. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay (long course). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Making History-Black Men and Women in Swimming