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Crossing The Lane Lines

Crossing The Lane Lines


Crossing The Lane Lines

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Length:
41 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Crossing The Lane Lines is dedicated to giving voice to the Black Swim community. We connect with coaches, swimmers, authors and activists. Seeking to inform the public about the rich aquatic history of the Black diaspora.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 41 episodes

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Swimming with Sharks: How one non profit is changing the way marginalized communities see these creatures of the deep.

When many think about people in marine sciences, and in particular shark sciences, Blac...

34 minutes
Apr 08, 2022

Swimming in the Heart of Motown: How Detroit All Star Aquatics are revising a Black Swim Tradition

Detroit was once know as the Motor City and the birthplace of MoTown, but it was also h...

26 minutes
Mar 25, 2022

Not Treading Lightly: How Twin Sisters are Making a Difference in the Swimming Community

As the swim community slowly begins to grapple with its legacy of racism too often thos...

28 minutes
Mar 14, 2022

The Nile Swim Club: The Oldest and Only Black-owned Pool

The Nile Swim Club, located in Yeadon, PA is the oldest Black-owned pool in the country...

40 minutes
Feb 11, 2022

Trans-Continental Divide: How The Outcry over Trans Athletes is Something Much More Sinister

Lia Thomas, a trans female swimmer on the University of Pennsylvania's Women's Swim tea...

54 minutes
Jan 28, 2022

Endurance: A Conversation with Marathon Swimmer Carl Richards

Pauline Jackson, Water Johnson, Willis Hanks, Charles Chapman, these are but a few of t...

29 minutes
Jan 14, 2022

Diversity in Aquatics: The Birthplace of DEI in the Swimming Community

Since last summer's uprisings concerning the lynching of George Floyd, Ahamad Arbery, a...

62 minutes
Dec 24, 2021

The Forgotten: The Unacknowledged Black Female Swim Coach

With the possible exception of Jim Ellis, and Anthony Nesty, most people in the swimmin...

89 minutes
Dec 10, 2021

Diving in Rising Up: The Origin story of Black Girls Dive Foundation

In 2013, a group of women who were attending the BLACK SCUBA DIVERS ASSOCIATION Annual ...

28 minutes
Nov 26, 2021

Can We Mandate Swimming in Public Schools?

In the US the government has wide control over public schools. They require equal educa...

34 minutes
Nov 12, 2021