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It&#8217;s just a different kind of work.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, who won Olympic medals in 2008 and 2012, is a national spokesperson for the USA Swimming Foundation and Phillips 66, which started the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-phillips-66-unveil-star-studded-saving-lives-is-always-in-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saving Lives is Always in Season<\/a> campaign, and a driving force in the USA Swimming\u2019s Black Coalition, promoting diversity and equality within the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never said retire because of this work,&#8221; Cullen Jones said. &#8220;I don\u2019t think I can retire when I see the drowning rates. I knew I would hang up the goggles and cap at some point. But at the same time, I am watching the ISL and wanting to race \u2014 but then I get up off the couch and my hip cracks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jones has been involved with Make a Splash tour put on by the USA Swimming Foundation, and the Saving Lives is Always in Season campaign is an extension of that. He said the COVID-19 pandemic has made getting in the water more difficult, which only makes water safety more of an issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is time sensitive. We can\u2019t be tone deaf to what is going on right now,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI know we needed to shut down because of the pandemic. I worked for a hospital last year and it was a baptism by fire after COVID hit. Just trying to help people when we were caught off guard and not prepared.\u00a0Then pools started to close down and people weren\u2019t giving swimming lessons. It teaches life lessons, and is a life skill that everyone needs to learn. We felt like this year, the new motto of Saving Lives is Always in Season. Pools closing does not change the fact that kids need this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is an issue that Jones has always been passionate about. But as a father, it has taken on another level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has enhanced my view being a parent,\u201d he said. \u201cA lot of my friends have pools in their backyards. My son is able to get near water. When he was six months old, the only way we were able to get him to calm down when he was crying was hearing running water. He loves water. He got the itch from me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a parent who understands that, it is vital for me to get him swim lessons. That has enhanced my view. My son will get near water and my friends\u2019 kids will do the same thing. I want my son to be safe near the water. Of course, I will be watching him. But it is important for him to be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cullen-jones-justice-is-action-but-through-peace-lia-neal-olivia-smoliga-deliver-powerful-messages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is active<\/a> in trying to keep everyone safe out of the water, especially with racial tensions heightened in 2020 after several high-profile, police-involved shootings of Black people.<\/p>\n<p>Jones had his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/champions-mojo-podcast-olympic-champ-cullen-jones-talks-prioritizing-his-purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">run-in<\/a> with police that has heightened his already-strong awareness to racial relations in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that I can say after the incident with <strong>George Floyd<\/strong>, I was walking my dog at 10 p.m. and a police officer came up to me and basically profiled me,&#8221; Cullen Jones said. &#8220;I had a French bulldog, which is expensive, and near my expensive car. He drove by and whipped around and asked if everything was OK a couple of times. That is when I realized that I can\u2019t be quiet anymore. I used to say things that were very corporate. After that incident outside my house, understanding if I was angry and handled it poorly with this officer with a gun (and they also handled it poorly), there was a chance my son wouldn\u2019t have a father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI needed to do something. I wanted to drive this through change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones teamed with other Black swimmers and with USA Swimming to form the Black Leadership in Aquatics Coalition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cullen-jones-group-of-black-swimmers-joining-voices-together-to-fight-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(BLAC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started talking with <strong>Lia Neal<\/strong> and some of the other Black swimmers,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We talked with USA Swimming. They said publicly that they support black athletes. We needed to be on the same page and try to make some change. The coalition was formed. My governing body having a sounding board in our sport and have a governing body that actually listened. I am thankful for this next generation to have an intimate relationship with their sport\u2019s governing body. It happens in other sports. It was a breath of fresh air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That fresh air has continued as the group has evolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Black Coalition and new leadership team is showing there is already change,\u201d he said. \u201cWe talked about having diversity training. It is going in the right direction. It is going to take that kind of communication between the athletes and the governing body. Those groups working together is where the future is going \u2014\u00a0and the future looks bright.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the pool and out of the water, Cullen Jones wants to help usher in change in the sport of swimming for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy focus is for the next generation. How can we make things easier for that 5-year-old that could choose swimming over basketball,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI want to see a world where kids have a hard time deciding because of the sport\u2019s representation. That is why I haven\u2019t retired.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cullen Jones hasn\u2019t swum a high-profile race in four years, but he insists he is not retired. There is too much work to be done. 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