YourSite.com http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/ Community News and Information Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:08:52 PST en-us Looking Back at McCoy Williams http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Swimming_34/Looking_Back_at_McCoy_Williams.shtml Swimming McCoy Williams was never one to inspire fear when he'd line up next to his opponents on the starting blocks. After all, he was only 5-foot-4 and this was swimming, a sport where the successful generally had lean muscles and, more importantly -- long limbs. Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:55:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Swimming_34/Looking_Back_at_McCoy_Williams.shtml Diversity Is a Multi-Step Process http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Swimming_34/Diversity_Is_a_Multi-Step_Process_504.shtml Swimming The hurdles of getting more African-American athletes involved in swimming run a lot deeper than many people might think. Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:53:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Swimming_34/Diversity_Is_a_Multi-Step_Process_504.shtml Black Swimmers Making Their Mark Across The Country http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Swimming_34/Black_Swimmers_Making_Their_Mark_Across_The_Countr_995.shtml Swimming Correia, a University of Georgia grad and sprint specialist, has competed in numerous international competitions. The Olympics being the highest competition in her career, Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:05:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Swimming_34/Black_Swimmers_Making_Their_Mark_Across_The_Countr_995.shtml Swimming Laps Around the Stereotypes http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Swimming_34/Swimming_Laps_Around_the_Stereotypes_1580.shtml Swimming More young African Americans are making a splash in a sport long dominated by whites. Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:27:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Swimming_34/Swimming_Laps_Around_the_Stereotypes_1580.shtml Where Are The Black Swimmers? http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Swimming_34/Where_Are_the_Black_Swimmers.shtml Swimming “Michael Jordan could’ve been a swimmer if he’d been introduced to it at a young age,” Perry-Okpara says, smiling. “He ended up playing basketball, which seemed to work out all right, but you never know what could’ve happened.” Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:26:00 PST http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Swimming_34/Where_Are_the_Black_Swimmers.shtml