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Thread #146136 Message #3386598
Posted By: GUEST,Tunesmith
05-Aug-12 - 05:28 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Olympic Games
Subject: RE: BS: The Olympic Games
olddude, what interests me about black swimmers is that, even recently, I've heard people say that blacks can't swim because they have heavier bones and lie lower in the water - or some such silly nonsense.
I wonder if in the States - certainly in the Southern States - maybe, until quite recently, blacks and whites in the same pool was not considered the done thing.
As a result, blacks just didn't try out for the swim team.