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Brown Gal Can’t Swim

Summaya Mughal can’t swim. With the help of Olympic legends Rebecca Adlington and Alice Dearing, she’s determined to learn.

Summaya Mughal can’t swim. With the help of Olympic legends Rebecca Adlington and Alice Dearing, she’s determined to learn.

In this award-winning podcast, Summaya embarks on a personal journey to find out why swimming wasn’t a priority when she was growing up, why there aren’t more South Asian women taking to the water and what can be done to encourage more to take the plunge.

Producer: Ollie Peart
Online producer: Rachael Smith
Executive producer: Kathryn Morrison

Originally broadcast on local Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ radio.

Winner of Best Podcast at the British Sports Journalism Award 2023.