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Howard University men's swim team

HBCU makes history with first swim championship in 34 years

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Ten tips to stay safe in the water this holiday weekend 

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Simone Manuel qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with 50-meter freestyle win

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

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

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…
/ February 4, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Lia Neal, Brooklyn teen swims her way to London Games

theGRIO VIDEO – Lia Neal isn’t old enough to vote, but she’s already making history…
/ July 13, 2012