Episode 02 Maritza M.

from The High Yellow Podcast Hosted by Devin Johnson

An interview with Maritza McClendon, an Olympic swimming legend. Maritza is the first African-American woman on the US Olympic Swim Team, which also makes her the first African-American woman to win an Olympic medal, as she is the proud owner of s Silver Medal from the 2004 Olympics. We discuss her upbringing, the interesting way she got into swimming, her experience as an African-American in the predominantly white swimming world. She also addresses the shocking number of black children who drown versus their white counterparts and what she's doing to help improve that disparity. Thanks for listening, hope you enjoy it.

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