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SwimSwam Podcast: Reece Whitley explains The Only Real Way Change Will Come
SwimSwam Podcast: Reece Whitley explains The Only Real Way Change Will Come
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jul 1, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
We sat down with Reece Whitley to talk about his experience as a black man in the swimming community. Recently, Reece shared a personal story from his youth on "Uninterrupted", a platform launched by LeBron James for athletes. This is one of many instances in which Reece has started sharing his experiences in an effort to educate the community as to what black athletes and people go through on a daily basis.
Reece also details his meeting phonecall with Tim Hinchey, the president of USA Swimming, and the open discussion they were able to have on the Black Lives Matter movement, and how USA Swimming can move forward with initiatives that get the numbers of black participants higher than it's current 1.5%. Reece was one of several current and former national team members who aided in the 2nd draft of USA Swimming's statement on the Black Lives Matter movement sparked by the murder of George Floyd.
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Music: Otis McDonald
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Reece also details his meeting phonecall with Tim Hinchey, the president of USA Swimming, and the open discussion they were able to have on the Black Lives Matter movement, and how USA Swimming can move forward with initiatives that get the numbers of black participants higher than it's current 1.5%. Reece was one of several current and former national team members who aided in the 2nd draft of USA Swimming's statement on the Black Lives Matter movement sparked by the murder of George Floyd.
Click here to listen and subscribe on Spotify
Click here to listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts
Click here to listen and subscribe on Podbean
Click here to listen and subscribe on Google
Click here to listen and subscribe on YouTube
Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com
Released:
Jul 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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