♪ >> Eva: WELCOME BACK. LAST WEEK, ME >> Eva: WELCOME BACK. LAST WEEK, DeMARCO BROUGHT US AN LAST WEEK, DeMARCO BROUGHT US AN IMPORTANT STORY ABOUT THE RACIAL IMPORTANT STORY ABOUT THE RACIAL DISPARITIES THAT AFFECT SWIMMING DISPARITIES THAT AFFECT SWIMMING IN AMERICA. IN AMERICA. HE'S BACK WITH THAT STORY, BUT HE'S BACK WITH THAT STORY, BUT THIS TIME IT'S PERSONAL. THIS TIME IT'S PERSONAL. >> DeMarco: I SPENT THE SUMMER >> DeMarco: I SPENT THE SUMMER LEARNING HOW TO SWIM AT THE LEARNING HOW TO SWIM AT THE YMCA, AND IT'S BEEN A LONG YMCA, AND IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY, BUT I'M SO EXCITED THIS JOURNEY, BUT I'M SO EXCITED THIS AFTERNOON TO FINALLY SHARE WITH AFTERNOON TO FINALLY SHARE WITH YOU AND OUR VIEWERS. YOU AND OUR VIEWERS. HERE'S PART TWO OF MY HERE'S PART TWO OF MY SERIES "SWIMMING WHILE BLACK." SERIES "SWIMMING WHILE BLACK." AS CONFIDENT AS I AM, THERE'S AS CONFIDENT AS I AM, THERE'S ONE THING THAT I DON'T BELIEVE I ONE THING THAT I DON'T BELIEVE I CAN DO, AND THAT IS SWIM. CAN DO, AND THAT IS SWIM. >> Reporter: GROWING UP IN >> Reporter: GROWING UP IN TULSA, I NEVER LEARNED TO SWIM. TULSA, I NEVER LEARNED TO SWIM. >> YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU CAN >> YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU CAN TEACH ME HOW TO SWIM. TEACH ME HOW TO SWIM. >> I CAN TEACH YOU, AND AS LONG >> I CAN TEACH YOU, AND AS LONG AS YOU KEEP WITH IT, WE CAN GET AS YOU KEEP WITH IT, WE CAN GET YOU TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE YOU TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE SWIMMING LAPS. SWIMMING LAPS. >> Reporter: MY INSTRUCTOR AT >> Reporter: MY INSTRUCTOR AT THE Y MANY >> Reporter: MY INSTRUCTOR AT THE Y MAMCA SWEAR IT'S NOT TOO L >> Reporter: MY INSTRUCTOR AT THE Y MAMCA SWEAR IT'S NOT TOO T >> Reporter: MY INSTRUCTOR AT THE Y MAMCA SWEAR IT'S NOT TOO E THE Y MAMCA SWEAR IT'S NOT TOO E FOR ME OR ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS FOR ME OR ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO LEARN. TO LEARN. >> MY PARENTS DID NOT GIVE ME >> MY PARENTS DID NOT GIVE ME SWIMMING LESSONS AND I THINK SWIMMING LESSONS AND I THINK APART OF THAT WAS BECAUSE THEY APART OF THAT WAS BECAUSE THEY PASSED THEIR FEAR OF SWIMMING PASSED THEIR FEAR OF SWIMMING ONTO ME. ONTO ME. I TRIED TO STAY AS FAR AWAY AS I I TRIED TO STAY AS FAR AWAY AS I POSSIBLY COULD FROM THE POOL AND POSSIBLY COULD FROM THE POOL AND FROM ANY TYPE OF BODY OF WATER. FROM ANY TYPE OF BODY OF WATER. >> Reporter: THAT FEAR STAYED >> Reporter: THAT FEAR STAYED WITH ME, BUT THIS SUMMER, I WITH ME, BUT THIS SUMMER, I DECIDED TO CHANGE THAT. DECIDED TO CHANGE THAT. MOST OF THE FRIENDS THAT I GREW MOST OF THE FRIENDS THAT I GREW UP WITH, WE STILL DON'T KNOW HOW UP WITH, WE STILL DON'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM UNTIL THIS DAY. TO SWIM UNTIL THIS DAY. SO WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS SO WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS GOING TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM, THEY GOING TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM, THEY WERE, LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE. WERE, LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT? WHAT? I WANT TO BE AN EXAMPLE FOR I WANT TO BE AN EXAMPLE FOR SOMEONE THAT YOU'RE NEVER TOO SOMEONE THAT YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD. OLD. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE. >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. I'VE TAUGHT PEOPLE IN THEIR 80s. I'VE TAUGHT PEOPLE IN THEIR 80s. >> I'M GOING TO BE EMBARRASSED >> I'M GOING TO BE EMBARRASSED IN FRONT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. IN FRONT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. >> Reporter: AND WITH THAT, IT'S >> Reporter: AND WITH THAT, IT'S TIME GET STARTED. TIME GET STARTED. >> THIS ISN'T TOO BAD, SO FAR. >> THIS ISN'T TOO BAD, SO FAR. >> Reporter: AT FIRST, IT WAS >> Reporter: AT FIRST, IT WAS REALLY HARD, AND I MEAN REALLY REALLY HARD, AND I MEAN REALLY HARD FOR ME. HARD FOR ME. >> TRY TO EXTEND YOUR BODY OUT. >> TRY TO EXTEND YOUR BODY OUT. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> AND KICK AT THE SURFACE. >> AND KICK AT THE SURFACE. >> I'M GOING DOWN. >> I'M GOING DOWN. AM I SUPPOSED TO STAY UP? AM I SUPPOSED TO STAY UP? >> YEAH. >> YEAH. THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER. THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER. KEEP THEM UP. KEEP THEM UP. KEEP THEM UP. KEEP THEM UP. >> WHOO! >> WHOO! I GOT TO GET USED TO THE WATER I GOT TO GET USED TO THE WATER IN MY EYES. IN MY EYES. >> THAT WAS NICE AND SMOOTH. >> THAT WAS NICE AND SMOOTH. EVERYTHING WILL CONTINUE TO GET EVERYTHING WILL CONTINUE TO GET EASIER. EASIER. >> Reporter: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT >> Reporter: I DON'T KNOW ABOUT EASY EA EASIER, BUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF EASIER, BUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, I STARTED TO IMPROVE. WEEKS, I STARTED TO IMPROVE. >> GOOD. >> GOOD. >> THIS IS THE TOUGHEST PART. >> THIS IS THE TOUGHEST PART. >> IT'S >> THIS IS THE TOUGHEST PART. >> ITTREADING THE TRICKY. >> ITTREADING THE TRICKY. KEEP THE LEGS MOVING. KEEP THE LEGS MOVING. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY LEGS. MY LEGS. >> KEEP IT GOING. >> KEEP IT GOING. I'M RIGHT HERE. I'M RIGHT HERE. >> I FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT TO GO >> I FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT TO GO INTO THE DEEP PART. INTO THE DEEP PART. >> Reporter: THE FEAR WAS STILL >> Reporter: THE FEAR WAS STILL GETTING INSIDE MY HEAD. GETTING INSIDE MY HEAD. >> WE ALL GET THAT TODAY. >> WE ALL GET THAT TODAY. >> Reporter: BUT I DIDN'T LET IT >> Reporter: BUT I DIDN'T LET IT STOP ME. STOP ME. >> THAT WAS IT. >> THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS IT. >> THE BIGGEST GOAL WAS JUST TO >> THE BIGGEST GOAL WAS JUST TO FIGURE OUT HOW I COULD SWIM FROM FIGURE OUT HOW I COULD SWIM FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER WITHOUT THE ONE END TO THE OTHER WITHOUT THE FLOATY DEVICE. FLOATY DEVICE. >> AS YOU GET MORE COMFORTABLE, >> AS YOU GET MORE COMFORTABLE, USE LESS FLOTATION. USE LESS FLOTATION. >> ONCE I GET MY MIND REALIZING, >> ONCE I GET MY MIND REALIZING, THAT, HEY. THAT, HEY. WE CAN DO ALL OF THIS. WE CAN DO ALL OF THIS. I'LL GET IT. I'LL GET IT. >> Reporter: NOW IT'S ALL >> Reporter: NOW IT'S ALL MENTAL. MENTAL. THE ONLY THING SLOWING ME DOWN THE ONLY THING SLOWING ME DOWN IS KNOWING I'M IN THE DEEP END. IS KNOWING I'M IN THE DEEP END. ♪ ♪ >> PUSH OFF AND START COMING >> PUSH OFF AND START COMING THIS WAY. THIS WAY. IT'S MENTAL RIGHT NOW. IT'S MENTAL RIGHT NOW. EVERY TIME YOU SEE THAT POINT EVERY TIME YOU SEE THAT POINT AND YOU KNOW IT'S GETTING AND YOU KNOW IT'S GETTING DEEPER, YOU'RE, LIKE, ALL RIGHT. DEEPER, YOU'RE, LIKE, ALL RIGHT. HOW MUCH FURTHER BEFORE THE HOW MUCH FURTHER BEFORE THE FLOOR IS TOO FAR FOR ME TO FEEL FLOOR IS TOO FAR FOR ME TO FEEL COMFORTABLE? COMFORTABLE? >> RIGHT. >> RIGHT. ARE YOU THERE FOR ME? ARE YOU THERE FOR ME? >> I'LL JUMP IN AND RESCUE YOU. >> I'LL JUMP IN AND RESCUE YOU. >> I DON'T WANT TO MESS UP YOUR >> I DON'T WANT TO MESS UP YOUR HAIR TODAY. HAIR TODAY. WHY DO I FREAKING HAVE FEAR? WHY DO I FREAKING HAVE FEAR? >> BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT >> BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT BEFORE. BEFORE. >> YOU'RE RIGHT. >> YOU'RE RIGHT. >> SET, AND LET'S GO. >> SET, AND LET'S GO. GOOD. GOOD. GOOD. GOOD. YOU GOT FURTHER THIS TIME. YOU GOT FURTHER THIS TIME. >> FOR ME, SWIMMING WAS BEING >> FOR ME, SWIMMING WAS BEING ABLE TO GO DOWN, COME UP, CATCH ABLE TO GO DOWN, COME UP, CATCH YOUR BREATH, TAKE A BREATH, GO YOUR BREATH, TAKE A BREATH, GO DOWN, COME UP, AND THAT'S WHAT DOWN, COME UP, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING. I'M DOING. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> THAT MEANS I'M SWIMMING. >> THAT MEANS I'M SWIMMING. >> DeMarco: SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT >> DeMarco: SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SWIMMER RIGHT HERE. A SWIMMER RIGHT HERE. >> Eva: THAT'S GOOD. >> Eva: THAT'S GOOD. >> DeMarco: NOT BAD, HUH? >> DeMarco: NOT BAD, HUH? >> Eva: REALLY GOOD, AND >> Eva: REALLY GOOD, AND INCREDIBLE BECAUSE YOU'VE ONLY INCREDIBLE BECAUSE YOU'VE ONLY DONE IT IN A FEW WEEKS, LIKE, IT DONE IT IN A FEW WEEKS, LIKE, IT HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG. HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG. IT WAS JUST THE SUMMER. IT WAS JUST THE SUMMER. >> DeMarco: I STILL CAN'T >> DeMarco: I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT. BELIEVE IT. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT WAS SO BIG AND IMPORTANT FOR IT WAS SO BIG AND IMPORTANT FOR ME TO DO BECAUSE THERE ARE SO ME TO DO BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THERE WHO LOOK LIKE MANY PEOPLE THERE WHO LOOK LIKE ME AND MY AGE AND LITTLE KIDS ME AND MY AGE AND LITTLE KIDS THAT CAN'T SWIM. THAT CAN'T SWIM. A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH NOT A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH NOT TRYING AND NOT HAVING ACCESS AND TRYING AND NOT HAVING ACCESS AND BEING AFRAID AND THAT FEAR BEING BEING AFRAID AND THAT FEAR BEING PASSED ON AS I MENTIONED FROM PASSED ON AS I MENTIONED FROM YOUR PARENTS HERE. YOUR PARENTS HERE. I WANT TO THANK NORA, OUR I WANT TO THANK NORA, OUR PRODUCER WHO WAS THERE EVERY PRODUCER WHO WAS THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AND JUST STEP OF THE WAY AND JUST SUPPORTED ME, AND SORT OF SUPPORTED ME, AND SORT OF BRINGING THIS IDEA TO FRUITION. BRINGING THIS IDEA TO FRUITION. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE YMCA AS I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE YMCA AS WELL. WELL. IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY WOULD LIKE IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW MY LEAD, PLEASE TAG US TO FOLLOW MY LEAD, PLEASE TAG US AT ABCGMA3, TRYING TO SWALLOW AT ABCGMA3, TRYING TO SWALLOW THOSE TEARS. THOSE TEARS. >> Eva: IT WAS EMOTIONAL FOR >> Eva: IT WAS EMOTIONAL FOR YOU. YOU. I REMEMBER THE DAY YOU WERE, I REMEMBER THE DAY YOU WERE, LIKE, I SWAM LAST NIGHT. LIKE, I SWAM LAST NIGHT. >> DeMarco: I COULD DO IT. >> DeMarco: I COULD DO IT. >> Eva: YEAH. >> Eva: YEAH. >> DeMarco: NOW I'M DOING IT. >> DeMarco: NOW I'M DOING IT. WATCH OUT, CULLEN JONES,