2006-11-07 21:11:38 · 9 answers · asked by chopperdoc100mph 2 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
My personal opinion is that most guys prefer basketball, foootball, track, and then baseball. AT least the guys I grew up with.
2006-11-07 21:14:36 · answer #1 · answered by Frank R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no genetic reason for this as most people will tell you there is negligible genetics difference between the races anyway. We play the sports we are socialized to, play. In other words every kid makes a choice, Black kids tend to shy away from swimming because we have few roll models in that sports and many times we are socialized to choose basketball or football instead. One could also ask why to so many Hispanics play baseball... its just a cultural thing.... Basketball and football are a part of black culture.... just as soccer and baseball are part of Latino culture.... I'm sure they're black swimmers out there just not in as great a numbers as other groups.
2006-11-07 21:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by BossHogg R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at where you get the greatest concentrations of black vs. white people. Swimming pools tend to take up a lot of room, and cost a great deal to operate. You don't tend to see them in really urbanized areas. You see them more in the suburbs, middle sized communities, etc. That being said, there have been some great black swimmers in the past: Sabir Mohamud, Byron Davis...
2006-11-10 09:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by aquachewie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to not sound racist or discriminatory, yet swimming isn't african american's maximum useful journey. that is a interest that has been ruled with the help of white human beings for a protracted time. i've got heard many the clarification why they don't seem to be tremendously much as good at swimming, yet not something that i've got faith. And that is not in basic terms interior the Olympics that there are not many black swimmers. look at your community severe college swim group or college swim group.
2016-11-28 03:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they would do just as well or better than white people, but if you were to do a sport professionally, you go for the one that pays you over $20million or the on that might(if your lucky) $2million. if they would swim, they would kick our asses, just like in every other sport.
2006-11-10 18:03:52 · answer #5 · answered by swid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are there so few "white sprinters" in the olympics?
2006-11-07 21:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because black people have long muscles while white people have wide muscles. Long muscles are good for jumping and running, while wide muscles are good for wrestling, disc or hammer throwing and swimming.
It is all because of the muscle types...
2006-11-07 21:14:48 · answer #7 · answered by bogus 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
the water is cold for black peop[le
2006-11-07 21:22:16 · answer #8 · answered by jp 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because swimming is too boring!
2006-11-07 21:20:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋