just want to know?
2006-11-01 03:38:55 · 20 answers · asked by Shea Butta 3 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
Cullen Jones, Maritza Correia. I watched Jones compete when he placed 5th at the World Championship trials, last April, in the 50 freestyle
2006-11-01 03:50:28 · answer #1 · answered by endrshadow 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A total of 21 black men and 13 women participated in the 2000 Olympics. This is a far cry from the 1972 games, which had only 1 entry, Geoff Ferreira of Trinidad.
Eric Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea swam alone, in a 100-meter freestyle heat in 1:52.72
Anthony Ervin of the US He is the second black swimmer to win gold after Nesty of Surinam. Ervin's medal is the 6th of 7 won by black swimmers over the years (2 by Nesty, 2 by Brighitta, 1 by Bent, 1 by Ervin, 1 by Huegill).
Edvaldo Silva of Brazil swam a 49.26 second-leg for the 100 free
Damien Alleyne of Barbados placed 26th in the 400 free
Leah Martindale was 24th with a nice 57.21 for the 100-meter free.
Jiobhan Cropper of Trinidad,Mike Fung-A-Wing of Surinam,Chris Murray of the Bahamas , From Cuba we have Gunter Rodriguez,Janelle Atkinson of Jamaica is potentially a future swimming star,Jean-Luc Razakarivoni of Madagascar,Leonard Ngoma of Zambia,Clara Bakale of the Congo,Bakary Sereme of Mali (west of Niger),Balkissa Ouhoumoudou of Niger, Xenia Peni of Papua-New Guinea, and from Australia itself is Geoff Huegill, second after the 100-meter butterfly preliminaries, then first after the semi-final. He won a bronze medal in the final.
2006-11-01 12:16:01 · answer #2 · answered by moglie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Offcourse although im not black it dont mean im giving you tha wrong advise but here it goes: u should go 4 yo dreams if u wanna be a swimmer well then so be a swimmer it dont matter if ur tha nline black persont in tha swimmin team but wut really mattas is that u wanna go wit yo dream so0 just think bout it okk
2006-11-01 11:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cullen Jones is one of the rising stars in American sprinting (50 and 100 freestyle).
2006-11-02 08:55:28 · answer #4 · answered by Brian D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a black Swimmer lol How about you my sista?
2006-11-01 11:44:53 · answer #5 · answered by yaya t 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
easter williams was famous for her style of swimming , look it up on the net , she played in movies , really interesting, back in the 30's
2006-11-01 11:41:35 · answer #6 · answered by cc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish there were more of them. I 'd love to see Black men in speedos.
2006-11-01 13:54:34 · answer #7 · answered by Document Guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes me. i just love to swim. I go every summer.
And i love to use shea butter when i'm done along with the sunblock.
2006-11-01 11:41:05 · answer #8 · answered by Thebronx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i know many and all of them are my friends . u want to join a swim team then join you will meet new people
2006-11-04 22:59:34 · answer #9 · answered by sscroyalswims 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't seen any in the olympics or anything, but I'm sure there are.
2006-11-01 11:40:36 · answer #10 · answered by panthrosbulge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋