# @blackpeoplewillswim_ on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CG2Zmh5AIeW - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16841846-blackpeoplewillswim-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/9f379b5f9a.jpg - **Posted:** 2020-10-27T14:16:32.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Black People Will Swim, LLC (@blackpeoplewillswim_) — https://gondola.cc/blackpeoplewillswim_ ## Caption It's #NationalWomensSmallBusinessMonth and we can't think of a more amazing woman to highlight than our very own founder, itspaulana! Learning how to swim in 2009 at CUNY York College by her swim coaches, she built her love for swimming and teaching others how to conquer their fears of swimming. For over a decade, Paulana has been working with swim clubs, teams, and gyms sharing her love of swimming and community with her students. Realizing the lack of diversity in the aquatics world after taking an American Red Cross instructor certification course, Paulana created Black People Will Swim, where she’s not only teaching Black people and people of color how to swim, but is providing access to opportunities through scholarship programs for student athletes. As a recipient of the Adidas and #IFundWomen’s Reimagine Sports grant, a semi-finalist for the ESSENCE x Pinesol Build Your Legacy pitch contest Black People Will Swim is making waves and an impact. Paulana has been highlighted for her work in ELLE, Well + Good, AfroTech, and Black Enterprise. The BPWS team is honored to work alongside Paulana in her mission to smash the stereotype that Black people don’t swim. Using our method of making it Fun, raising Awareness, creating Community, and providing Education, we aim to teach 2,020 Black people and people of color how to swim by 2022. Check out the link in our bio to learn more and support our ifundwomen campaign. ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 80 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 0 ## Tags ifundwomen, nationalwomenssmallbusinessmonth --- Copyright (c) Gondola