Why are there no black or asian world-class professional swimmers?
It has been suggested that black people have higher bone density than white people which makes black people better at running and white people better at swimming. There was research that proved this but I also remember reading other research that disproved it. Sorry I can’t remember well enough to give references here. This doesn’t explain why in America it is rare to see black people swimming competitively as black Americans have mixed with white Americans over the years so any supposed racial difference has lessened. I can understand why many black people in Africa can’t swim, there are very few swimming pools on that continent and the wildlife in the rivers and lakes makes swimming a very stupid idea. I think racial stereotypes affect both black and white people, black people who believe them are less likely to think of taking up swimming and white people are less likely to encourage black kids to take up swimming. With people I know personally, some can swim well, some not at all,
