The BGSC Archive
A living archive documenting black aquatic culture, past and present, throughout the world. Discover photographs, films, books and found imagery capturing swimming, leisure, travel, surfing, diving and style.
How I Learned to Swim, the play
How I Learned to Swim is a magical realist play about a black woman, Jamie, who finally begins learning to swim at 30, in the midst of her grief, guilt and trauma. By playwright Somebody Jones.
Post-hike swim in Calanque de Sormiou, Marsha Nsiah in Marseille
Black Girl Swim Club founder Marsha Nsiah having a dip in the sea in Sormiou, Marseille, on a hot day, hiking there.
Swim Sistas, the film
Swim Sistas is a documentary exploring 4 black women’s different relationships to water, directed by Catherine Joy White.
Floating in the sea, Abbie Clemmings in Turkey
Hair and lifestyle creator Abbie Clemmings floating in the sea on the Turkish Riviera.