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The Total Sport Podcast: Brown Gal Can’t Swim: 1. An Olympian Challenge

Summaya Mughal seeks help of Rebecca Adlington and Alice Dearing to learn how to swim.

Brown Gal Can’t Swim

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The Total Sport Podcast: Brown Gal Can’t Swim

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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 BBC radio.

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

1. An Olympian Challenge

BBC Local Radio - The Total Sport Podcast, Brown Gal Can’t Swim, 1. An Olympian Challenge

Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington sets Summaya a gruelling test.

Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington sets a gruelling test and Summaya's family share their swimming secrets.

Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington sets a gruelling test and Summaya's family share their swimming secrets.

Presenter: Summaya Mughal 
Producer: Ollie Peart
Online Producer: Rachael Smith 
Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison

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