AUSTIN, Texas – Cullen Jones is less of a curiosity now, and that's a wonderful thing. The two-time Olympic swimmer and four-time Olympic medalist spent a lot of time as the only African-American ...

The water in the outdoor Olympic pool returned to its normal color Sunday after officials took the drastic step of draining the pool. The water in the diving pool first turned green on Tuesday, ...

As Lia Neal, Cullen Jones, and Anthony Irvin compete in the the 2012 Olympic Games, they are not simply battling the best in the world; they are helping to close the book on a sad chapter in American ...

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The rightful celebration of the accomplishments of Neal, Jones, and Ervin should not cloud the persistent inequality visible within America’s pools. Just as the election of Barack Obama did not ...