The day I decided to learn how to swim was uneventful. I was at home nursing my then-14-month-old daughter when I came across a video on social media of a mom blogger I follow. In the video, her 2 ...

she said. She set up Black Owned Swim School and wants to teach in 100 pools. Ms Butler has been teaching swimming since 2006 and since then has noticed she is one of just a few black swimming ...

Diversity in swimming has always been limited, not just in the UK but on a global scale. Research from the Black Swimming Association shows that 80% of black children and 78% of Asian children in ...

The lack of representation in the pool at every level has had ... Too few of us in the Black community are afforded the opportunity to swim, and that has to change. The benefits are too great ...

Last week’s decision to ban swimming caps that cater specifically for Afro hair may about to be overturned after global condemnation at the decision. So why were they banned from this year’s ...