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Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
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Michael Shull
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FROM Michael Shull
Design and Architecture
New pools bring diversity to aquatics American swimmer Simone Manuel broke the world record in the women's 100-meter freestyle at the Rio Olympics last week, tying for first place. But her win represented another barrier smashed, as the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in swimming. DnA visited the newly-renovated Central Pool in South LA and looks at what it'll take to erase the color barrier to swimming -- which can have deadly consequences. We talked to the pool's architect Michael Lehrer, some children enjoying the pool, the head of LA's Recreation and Parks Department, and members of the group Diversity in Aquatics.
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