In the 03/10/1976 Washington Post Article by Dennis Collins, "DC Blacks Cut Bonds in Swim World," interesting

and relevant items are featured which I think merit further research and documentation.  The article was a report on the

DCPS Coaches Relay Championship in which 4 generations of Coaches and Swimmers gathered to celebrate African

American participation in our sport.

 Thomas Hughes, a DC resident born in 1902 , graduated from Dunbar HS in 1921…

  I am proposing that all DAP network affiliates gather materials in an effort to use the network resources to enable the research and production of a feature-length documentary project on the history of Swimming in the US.  So many times errors and omissions are made in the historical record until such a project is finished.

  In particular, I am urging all DAP affiliates to scan photo images, articles, and any other oral-history interviews in

an effort to compile a…