SPORTS BUZZ: The olympic gold medalist and world record-holder has positioned himself as an advocate and ambassador of swimming for reluctant black children. He’s only the third African-American swimmer to make the U.S. Olympic squad. So far, it seems like the sport of swimming manages to attract a lot of atypical, anomalous athletes (see also: Natalie du Toit , Dara Torres , and Laure Manaudou ).

The Best Links:

1. YouTube - Cullen Jones on BET Show “Ballers”
2. It’s Just a Fact: African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans Are Far Less Likely to Be Swimmers
3. Black Swimmer Cullen Jones Rocks Gold in Beijing
4. Cullen Jones Teaches Black Kids How to Swim
5. Rare for African-Americans to Major Contenders in Swimming
6. He’s Like the Tiger Woods of Swimming