http://lotpotoa.wordpress.

com/2010/08/19/why-black-people-cant-swim/ There is a whole body of evidence showing that there are distinct differences in body types among blacks and whites. These are real patterns being described here whether the fastest sprinters are Jamaican, African or Canadian most of them can be traced back generally to Western Africa. Swimmers tend to come from Europe, and therefore tend to be white. Blacks tend to have longer limbs with smaller circumferences, meaning that their centers of gravity are higher compared to whites of the same height. Asians and whites tend to have longer torsos, so their centers of gravity are lower. The centre of gravity is three percent higher in blacks than in whites. As a matter of fact, many measurements show that a black men have a higher centre of gravity than white men of the same height. Still, there have been numerous studies about the bone densities and buoyancy of either race. According to the American Journal of Human Human Biology, an experiment was conducted studying the buoyancy of thirteen black males and thirteen white males. They were matched for age, weight, and height. In a swimming pool, they were tested for vertical and horizontal buoyancy. Similarities were found in the breathing patterns of both races, eliminating the notion that the black swimmers were afraid of sinking, thus affecting the ability to float. The main difference was this: the whites had significantly higher fat distribution; the more fat, the more buoyancy. ----------------http://wetenschap.infonu.nl/anatomie/34955-kunnen-donkere-mensen-de-olympische-spelenzwemmen-winnen.html ''Het menselijk lichaam bestaat voor 75 procent uit water en dat is dus heel veel om met het hoofd boven water te kunnen blijven. Hoewel donker gekleurde mensen over het algemeen een andere en meer spieropbouw hebben en dit dus al in hun nadeel werkt.'' ''Uit onderzoek is gebleken dat gekleurde mensen minder lucht uitademen nadat zij hebben ingeademd dan blanken. ,,Witte mensen kunnen dus meer lucht in hun longen verzamelen. Dit zorgt er naast de andere factoren voor dat gekleurde mensen veel minder drijfvermogen hebben dan blanken.''