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Minority Powerhouses.(minority role models)
Tiger Woods forever changed the image of golf. Venus and Serena Williams made tennis a fun, viable sport for girls of color. And Yao Ming made it acceptable for Asians to play basketball. Swimming has no such minority role models--yet. Here are six individuals who could change that.
TIM DUNCAN
The San Antonio Spurs center was a nationally ranked swimmer until the age of 14, when his community pool in the U.S. Virgin Islands was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo. Now national organizations such as the International Swimming Hall of Fame want to recruit Duncan as the poster athlete for swimming.
SEAN PAUL
The popular Dancehall DJ has played water polo since the age of 5, thanks to his father, who heads the Jamaican Water Polo Federation. As a multiethnic artist with Jamaican, Chinese and Portuguese roots, Sean Paul could inspire kids to pursue aquatic sports in addition to music and other activities.
ANTHONY ERVIN
In 2000, Ervin became the first African-American swimmer to make a U.S. Olympic team. What's more, the sprinter identifies with numerous ethnic groups --his father is black, ...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Navarro, Manny April 5, 2001 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Steve Berkowitz February 16, 1996 700+ words
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