For the first time ever, a woman graduated the U. S. Marine’s elite Scout Swimmer Course. Her name is Alyssa Tripplet, and she’s a Sister. Triplett successfully completed a specialized amphibious underwater training in swimmer reconnaissance that readies soldiers to execute boat raids.
Apparently, maintaining the right mental focus was key to Tripplet finishing the course. Recalling how she managed to meet one training challenge after the other, Tripplet said, “I really think it’s just a mental thing … if something starts to hurt, you kind of just have to readjust what you’re doing and just don’t give up … I just didn’t give up . . . “
Tripplet’s incredible accomplishment provides yet another example of the extraordinary that can happen when Black people just don’t give up.
Click here to learn more about the incredible woman breaking barriers in the Marines–and in the minds of people unaware that Black people DO swim exceptionally well.