Article 5G5B3 ‘I was the only black kid in the pool’: why swimming is so white

‘I was the only black kid in the pool’: why swimming is so white

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Rob Walker
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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."

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