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Endurance: A Conversation with Marathon Swimmer Carl Richards
Endurance: A Conversation with Marathon Swimmer Carl Richards
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jan 14, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Pauline Jackson, Water Johnson, Willis Hanks, Charles Chapman, these are but a few of the accomplished marathon swimmers in the Black community, Though they are not as well known as their White counterparts such as Lynne Cox or Trudy Ederle, they were just as successful. Now we add one more name to this illustrious society of endurance athletes, Carl Richards. Richards, became the second person of African descent to cross the English Channel, and today he'll join us to talk about his successful swim, challenges of making it happen, and his hopes for other people of color to become marathon swimmers.
Released:
Jan 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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