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Cullen Jones teaches kids to swim (AP Photo)

Does a lack of swimming pools in black neighborhoods endanger lives?

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - A South Miami community activist says the lack of access to a pool and swimming lessons in the city’s African-American neighborhood means black kids don’t have the skills to swim, in some cases costing lives...
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Lia Neal celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Women's 100 m Freestyle during Day Six of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials at CenturyLink Center on June 30, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Lia Neal, helping erase swimming's 'color line'

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theGRIO's 100 - Lia Neal became only the second African-American woman to make a U.S. Olympic swim team when she qualified for the 2012 London Games...
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theGrio's 100: Wanda Butts, turning tragedy into life-saving hope

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theGRIO'S 100 - Wanda Butts turned unspeakable tragedy into hope for thousands of Ohio children and their families...
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The front gate to the Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., remains locked in this Thursday July 9, 2009 file photo. Dozens of black and Hispanic children who said they experienced racial discrimination at a swim club in an overwhelmingly white suburb will share proceeds from the sale of the club, which filed for bankruptcy after their allegations, according to a settlement made public Thursday Aug. 16, 2012. The agreement, announced by the Department of Justice, resolves federal, state and private complaints filed against the Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley. (AP Photo/Mark Stehle, File)

Philadelphia swim club discrimination case reaches settlement

Joann Loviglio, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A recently settled racial discrimination lawsuit involving dozens of Hispanic and black Philadelphia children who said they were shunned by a swim club in an overwhelmingly white suburban neighborhood includes an unusual provision...
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Black American 2012 Olympic winners

Carrie Healey
SLIDESHOW - theGrio congratulates African-Americans who have competed in the London Games, and recognizes black Americans who have earned medals...
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Olympic swimmers erase the pool's color line

David Leonard
OPINION - As Lia Neal, Cullen Jones, and Anthony Irvin are not simply battling the best in the world, they are closing the book on a sad chapter in American history...
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Gold medallist Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 100m Butterfly Final on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy tweet Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps

Ciara Campbell
theGRIO REPORT - Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has mentioned being a hip-hop fan and listening to rappers Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy in previous interviews.
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Kids learn how to swim at Michael Phelps Foundation

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MIAMI - When you think of Michael Phelps, you probably think of gold medal moments in the Olympics...
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Meet Grenada's only Olympic swimmer

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NBC Miami - Dozens of swimmers living and training in South Florida will head to the London 2012 Olympic Games later this month – competing not for the U.S. but for other countries.
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Family members of the boys who drowned in a Federalsburg creek say they suspect foul play. Police say it was an accident, but the investigations is ongoing.

Drowned boys had never been in water

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NBC Washington Three boys who drowned in a shallow creek on Maryland's Eastern Shore did not know how to swim and had never before been in the water, said a local pastor...
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