I was the only black kid in the pool': why swimming is so white, Swimming
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Only 2% of regular swimmers in England are black. A new film examines the reasons behind the statistic
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I was the only black kid in the pool': why swimming is so white, Swimming
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I was the only black kid in the pool': why swimming is so white, Swimming
I was the only black kid in the pool': why swimming is so white
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I was the only black kid in the pool': why swimming is so white, Swimming
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I was the only black kid in the pool': why swimming is so white, Swimming