Summaya Mughal is a Senior BBC TV/Radio Presenter and Journalist, presenting a daily radio show on BBC Leicester. In 2022 Summaya confronted cultural barriers by learning how to swim at the age of 28, taking on this challenge in recognition of the number of South Asian women who are unable to swim. Along the way Summaya documented her journey by producing and presenting an award-winning podcast ‘Brown Gal Can’t Swim’ and now shares her experience with her BBC audience and wider public through motivational speaking engagements to encourage more adults to learn to swim