Fighting the current : the rise of American women's swimming, 1870-1926 /

Fighting the current : the rise of American women's swimming, 1870-1926 /

"This book describes the origins of women's competitive swimming in the United States. Women faced many obstacles to safe swimming opportunities, including restrictive beliefs about physical abilities, access to safe clean water, bathing suits that did not allow for movement, and oppositio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bier, Lisa, 1971-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2011]
Subjects:
Ederle, Gertrude, > 1906-2003.
Olympic Games > (7th : > 1920 : > Antwerp, Belgium)
Olympic Games > (8th : > 1924 : > Paris, France)
Olympic athletes > History.
Swimming for women > United States > History.
Swimming > United States > History.

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