Black in Aquatics: Freedom Through Swimming

This week we feature some community updates: Last of the Herd: Mini Documentary about Howard University Swimming and Diving Team Water is Our Medicine Trailer Water Safety Festival by SBR4life (more info can be found on IG) National Association of Black Scuba Divers Summit

What's good y'all! This week we celebrate Anthony Nesty being announced the 2024 U.S. Men's Swim Team Head Coach, Simone Manuel's Foundation, and the Grand Opening for Diversified Swimming, Inc.

August is Black Business Month. So don't forget to show them some love!

This week I talk about some community announcements, being a proud big sis, and the release of The Little Mermaid.

This weeks Episode highlight Diversity in Aquatics. We also mentioned some community announcement: Wade in The Water: A Journey into Black Surfing And Aquatic Culture screening added for May 6th in Atlanta, GA. Black on the Scene along with Courageous Leap and Cultured Books Literacy Foundation are raising $15,000 to rent out a theater so 200 black girls can see "The Little Mermaid." GoFundme Link

This week's episode features a few updates from this past week including: Recap of Water Safety Festival 201 Webinar DIA update for May 6th event Let Us Swim Summer Program for kids

This week's topics include: April Pool's Day Success! The Swim Proud Fund by Soul Cap DIA announces an event Mobile Swim Training is now accepting new clients in Tallahassee and Jacksonville!

This week's episode I talk about Simone Manuel and Howard University's Mens Swimming and Diving Team. Congratulations to everyone involved in making them the NEC Champions! I didn't mention them in the pod but congratulations to their womens swimming and diving team as well. I know there were records set over the course of their five days at the championship.

Happy New Year! This weeks episode just talks about some news that been released. Simone Manuel released a short documentary that you can watch here! I highly recommend. I jumped on an IG with Shauna from Let Us Swim and Nija of A black girl who swims and we discussed the global swim culture and how we can improve it for the black community. It can be watched here! Thanks for checking in!

This weeks episode highlights Copacabana Surf Village. A Senegalese owned surf village in Dakar founded by Babacar Thiaw and his father.

This week's episode goes over a device that could help prevent drownings, apptrakk. Topics: -FINA World Championships 2022 -APPTRAKK article featured in Thomas Happy Holidays!

This weeks episode covers some happenings in the world of aquatics. -FINA changes their name to World Aquatics -Diversity in Aquatics host water safety festival and HBCU swim meet -Nic Askew Swim and Dive Camp details revealed

This week's episode shares some updates about a few things going on in the aquatics industry and with me. Thanks for checking in ✌🏽

On this week's episode, I talk about a few projects I'm working on that are coming together slowly but surely. I also review news released by USA Swimming and the Nigeria Aquatic Federation.

This weeks episode highlights Black Girl Sunscreen.

In this weeks episode, I talk very briefly about my upcoming LGI Course and short film: The Black Mermaid. 10/10 I highly recommend watching it.

This week's episode I talk about: ~off season projects ~business happenings ~USA Swimming sponsorship announcement

Today's episode will highlight Swimma Caps, a black owned swim company based out of Cape Town.

On this weeks episode, we highlight the company Soul Cap.

An intro to the host and a recap of FINA and Soul Cap swimming caps.

Black in Aquatics Trailer