Are there many great black Olympic swimmers?

There are a lot of great black swimmers. Although the ratio of black: non-black athletes is smaller in swimming than in track, there are still some great ones. For example: Cullen Jones; Lia Neal; Simone Manuel; Anthony Ervin (half African-American, half Jewish) Interestingly, all of the swimmers above are sprinters. read more

Ahhh, _that_ troublesome question. While you wonder why there are no colored Olympic swimmers, you might equally have wondered why there are no colored Olympic hockey players, and relatively few golfers or tennis players. There are many ways at this problem, but it comes to the nature vs. nurture debate. read more

Lia Neal, left, during the medal ceremony for the women's 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials. For the first time in American history, three black swimmers will join the Olympic team when it travels to compete in the London games this summer. read more