Parting the Waters - Indie Documentary Makes it to the NY Times
June 2, 2008—New York, NY John Contrubis
More than 50 years after landmark civil rights decisions opened schools and voting booths, fewer than 1% of competitive swimmers in the U.S. are black and Latino. Parting the Waters is the story of African-American championship swimmers Maritza Correia and Cullen Jones, and the young black and Latino swimmers coming up behind them -- as they challenge old myths, fears, and stereotypes to break down the last vestiges
of segregation.
This weekend an article about swimming and diversity came out in the New York Times PLAY Magazine. You can read the entire piece in the magazine, or click here to read just the section about Parting the Waters on its new website.