Race in youth culture and rowing culture

Yesterday, someone pointed out that most youth cultures are predominantly made up of white, middle, or working-class men, because subcultures tend to mirror the dominant culture. This got me thinking about how the rowing culture in Philadelphia also mirrors the dominant culture. Although female rowers are just as prominent as male rowers, they are still predominantly middle-class and white. There are programs today, such as Philadelphia City Rowing, that aim to bring inner-city kids into the rowing community, but the lack of diversity in the Philadelphia rowing culture is still very noticeable. Coincidentally, I just found out about a documentary that addresses the exclusion of racial and ethnic groups from the rowing community in Philadelphia. It premieres tonight at 10 PM on WHYY if anyone is interested. Here's a link to a webpage giving information about it.

http://leewayfoundation.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/makingwaves/