Kane1389 said:
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Lol, I dunno how serious you are or if you're just trying to be funny, but there's a reason behind this. It's socioeconomic. I don't think it's inaccurate to say that for the most part, black people have a lower socioeconomic status in the USA. Swimming has a high start up cost. Black people normally live in poorer areas that don't have pools, private clubs cost money, lessons cost money, etc. You don't see black swimmers for the same reason you don't see many black golfers or tennis players.
It's easy (and cheap) to go to Walmart and get a football and toss it around with friends, or get a basketball and go to the basketball court (which are on every corner). But how easy is it to A. get a set of golf clubs B. get into a country club or something or C. get golf lessons? Swimming could be as simple as getting swim trunks, but, perpetually, it's something the black community doesn't learn. Not due to inability, but because they never learned it in the first place and getting started is not something most black people can just leisurely do. Poor black folks don't have $150 to toss at a swim coach at the local pool or $250 for membership to a private club + lessons.
