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Alice Dearing: Black Swimming Association charity launched to get BAME people swimming and safe in the water

7th March 20203rd March 2020 Josie McFarlane 802 Views 0 Comments #sport, Alice Dearing, BAME, black, children, Diversity, Olympics, opportunities, Swimming

“Black people can’t swim, they are too heavy, and it’s not a sport for us.” Alice Dearing, one of Britain’s

Jack London: Medals of GB’s first black Olympic star to be sold

14th November 201913th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 660 Views 0 Comments Black history, Black sportsman, Great Britain, Medals, Olympics, recognition

The first Olympic medals to be won by a black British athlete have been put up for auction. Valued at

British sport accused of ‘unacceptable’ lack of ethnic diversity in boardrooms

25th September 201924th September 2019 Josie McFarlane 693 Views 0 Comments #sport, ethnicity, lack of diversity, Olympics, talent, Team GB

The British sport sector has been accused of an “unacceptable” lack of ethnic diversity across its boardrooms. Research by UK

Team GB’s only black swimmer: ‘I understand why girls would quit over their hair’

9th August 20196th August 2019 Josie McFarlane 889 Views 0 Comments #Beauty, #Hair, #sport, Black Women, Olympics, Swimming, Team GB

“I vividly remember a black girl saying at training that the reason black girls don’t swim is because of their

Paralympian Stef Reid has prosthetic limb made for her at The Leprosy Mission’s Anandaban Hospital in Nepal

5th March 20194th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 775 Views 0 Comments #Sports News, Anandaban Hospital, athlete, charity, community, health, Leprosy, Nepal, Olympics, Paralympian Stef Reid, prosthetic Limb

GB Paralympian StefReid lost her right foot in a boating accident, aged 15. But despite her talent and tenacity seeing