FILE PHOTO: Jun 20, 2021; Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Simone Manuel reacts after winning the women's 50m freestyle final during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Swimming competition at CHI Health Center Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - When Alice Dearing earned her ticket to Tokyo 2020 as the first Black female swimmer to represent Britain at an Olympics, she spoke of "decades and decades of historical and cultural racism" in the sport.
The 24-year-old student will be only the third Black British swimmer ever to compete for an Olympic medal.
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