1600 words Blacks are better sprinters and whites are better swimmers. Why is this? A whole slew of factors influence this—social, physiological, anatomic. However, there is a stereotype about blacks that has been repeated since I was a child: that blacks can’t swim. How true is this? If it is true, what explains it? It … Continue reading The White-Black Swimming/Drowning Gap and Disparities in Elite Running and Swimming Competitions