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Blacks Can’t Swim: Rewind set for global release on July 4th In 40 days time, the Commonwealth Games commence. Alice Dearing, one of 4 co-founders of the BSA and the first ever Black female Swimmer representing Team GB in the Tokyo Olympics, and the BSA proudly...

#ourswimstory In 40 days time, the Commonwealth Games commence. Today, Alice Dearing, one of 4 co-founders of the BSA and the first ever Black female Swimmer representing Team GB in the Tokyo Olympics, and the BSA proudly celebrate the tangible action the BSA has taken,...

The Black Swimming Association (BSA) and Sport Wales have announced a new partnership, which aims to make swimming and other aquatic sports more ethnically diverse in Wales. The partnership is considered a milestone for both organisations. Not only does the agreement represent a significant commitment to...

The Black Swimming Association (BSA) is launching a ground-breaking research programme, which could dispel some of the myths surrounding ethnically diverse communities and water safety. According to Sport England, 95% of black adults and 80% of black children do not swim, while an estimated 532,000 children...

Swimming has long been thought of as a “white” sport but right from the conception of the strokes, swimming has been an ethnically diverse sport. In 1844, the British Swimming Society invited the two men, Wenishkaweabee (Flying Gull) and Sahma (Tobacco), of the Ojibwe people from...

Challenging the Myth that ‘Blacks Can’t Swim’ – 5 Questions with Filmmaker and BSA Co-founder Ed Accura Ed Accura is a British rapper, songwriter, record/film producer and the founder of the Bear A Witness Homeless campaign What inspired you to learn to swim and share your story? I...