Episode #108 Sabir Muhammad
Sabir Muhammad is a World Championship medalist and breaker of 10 American Records. How did a young black kid from a tough Atlanta neighborhood become a 25-time All-American swimmer at Stanford University? Partly thanks to the City of Atlanta Dolphins Swim Team and Coach Tommie Lee Jackson.
Sabir is a proud father to four and the founder of the Atlanta Swim School. The Atlanta Swim School has taught thousands of children to swim, many by Sabir himself. The Atlanta Swim School offers lessons for students of all ages, from infancy to adulthood, and believes that anyone, at any age or economic background, can benefit from swimming. Their motto is true and beautiful: "Swimming is Freedom".
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Sabir Muhammad Full Episode:
Sabir Muhammad YouTube Shortcuts:
01:25 Introduction
02:35 Early Career
07:54 Stigma With Swimming in the Black Community
11:56 Journey To Stanford / Pablo Morales
17:15 Experience At Stanford
21:09 The Blonde Story
22:10 Motivation From Defeat / Pursuing the American Record
24:20 Impact of Pablo Morales’ Coaching
26:05 Failure To Make The Olympic Team
29:05 Olympic Trials Experiences
29:40 Post-Collegiate Career
31:05 Responsibility to the Black Community
33:05 Getting More Black Athletes in the Sport
36:45 Support From USA Swimming
38:40 Athletic Children
02:35 Early Career
07:54 Stigma With Swimming in the Black Community
11:56 Journey To Stanford / Pablo Morales
17:15 Experience At Stanford
21:09 The Blonde Story
22:10 Motivation From Defeat / Pursuing the American Record
24:20 Impact of Pablo Morales’ Coaching
26:05 Failure To Make The Olympic Team
29:05 Olympic Trials Experiences
29:40 Post-Collegiate Career
31:05 Responsibility to the Black Community
33:05 Getting More Black Athletes in the Sport
36:45 Support From USA Swimming
38:40 Athletic Children
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YouTube Shortcuts Courtesy of Coach Ron Hehn