Quote from: rise_against on August 15, 2012, 04:56 pmI've wondered this, why is it black people don't swim in general?they do, it's just that they only swim at night, so you never see them.[/quote]The real answer is that in the past it was difficult for black people to get access to swimming pools necessary for training:http://thegrio.com/2012/08/05/olympic-swimmers-close-book-on-swimming-segregation/Fortunately the US footed three black swimmers on its Olympic team, including gold and silver medalist Cullen Jones:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/sports/olympics/us-olympic-swimming-trials-lia-neal-reflects-teams-diversity.htmlV.