“I know a lot of people want to be on the right side of history with this. So I’m very optimistic that there’s going to be a positive outcome from it.”
“It's not just being thrown to the side like as potentially it has been done in the past,” she said. “I'm not insinuating that any organization would do this on purpose, but decades ago this stuff wouldn't have been so mainstream, it wouldn't have been so seen and recognized.”
Fast-forward a few years and Dearing herself has swum in those competitions and qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. Although she came in 19th place, her participation is still historic as the first Black swimmer for the Team Great Britain. Dearing has also become a role model to many. She said it’s not something she thought she could be and said it is surreal. “It's just kind of like, I'm just the girl from Birmingham, just a girl from the Midlands in England,” she said. “So it's something that's kind of crazy. You never really think you're in that position to help influence or help inspire or change someone's life in such a positive way.
“We always laughed it off because my mum, my mum's from Ghana originally, she grew up swimming and it was part of her lifestyle,” Dearing said. “This isn't just a joke like this is actually affecting people's lives and affecting the choices that they make on a daily basis. That's why I'm so passionate about that.”
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