Swim Collection (page 4)

Swimming a Witch
The art of Swimming a witch. The lady floating is the witch, who by dint of her buoyancy has failed the test. At the bottom right-hand corner you can see the feet of the woman who passed the test but

French seaside bathing scene
A seaside bathing scene somewhere on the French coast, with children having fun in the sea. Bathing huts can be seen on the beach in the background. Date: 1906

Boys Club, swimming, 1924
Boys from a Boys Club sit after their swim by the edge of a swimming pool

In the Surf Broadstairs
A cheerful holiday photo in the surf at Broadstairs, Kent (England)

1930S Swimwear Photo
A woman in a boyish tank style swim-suit with a ship design belt buckle, and wearing a magnificent wide-brimmed hat, admires the view out to sea

Boys Swim with Dogs
Two youths swim from a boat, but only one of their three dog companions is brave enough to join them in the water !

Floating swimming bath in the Seine, Paris, France
View inside Les Bains Deligny, a floating swimming bath in the River Seine at Paris, France

Three young women bathing in the sea, Southwold, Suffolk
Three young women bathing in the sea at Southwold, Suffolk. They are N Cattley, Lucy Auerbach and M Cattley. Date: 1911

Three people bathing at Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Young woman (Lucy Auerbach) and her two brothers (Albert and Harold) bathing in the sea at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with ships on the horizon. Date: 1904

Sea-suits for sunning and swimming 1930
Women models relaxing with the latest beach pyjamas, (left model), Distinctly nautical air, and is made of sponge cloth and cotton in natural colours with wavy stripes, from Army and Navy Stores

Bathing dresses 1913
Page of pre World War One women wearing bathing-dresses with embroidary and lace, the truth be told that they are better out of the water than in! 1913

Diving
Natation (Plongeons). Page from Larousse Encyclopedia with photographs demonstrating a variety of dives. Date: 1930

Long distance swimmers, St Ives, Cornwall
Long distance swimmers entering the sea at St Ives, Cornwall, smeared in grease. Date: circa 1980s

Young woman bathing at Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Young woman (Lucy Auerbach, nickname Boo) bathing in the sea at Scarborough, North Yorkshire -- photograph taken from inside a bathing hut. 1904

Two boys bathing in the sea, Southwold, Suffolk
Two boys (Albert and Harold Auerbach) bathing in the sea at Southwold, Suffolk. 1905

Pet seal with owner Gay Sheridan 1926
Front cover of The Sketch, showing Gay Sheridan, actress in her swimsuit of Long Beach, California, taking her pet seal Flipper that has been trained since a pup. 1926

Bathing at Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Bathing beach and terrace building at Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920

Mr. Cecil Beaton, Miss Nancy Beaton, and Miss Ann Duveen
Mr. Cecil Beaton, his sister, Miss Nancy Beaton, and Miss Ann Duveen, at Sandwich Bay, on the east coast of Kent. Beaton is wearing a very fetching pair of spectacles

Sunkist by Webster Murray
A fashionable 1920s woman in a bathing costume. Date: 1928

Women bathers 1913
Women enjoying the summer days at Ostend seaside resort, wearing one piece bathing-dresses, which women were permitted to wear in public. 1913

Cartoon, A Seasonal Warning, MPs Beware - a commentary on the Votes for Women campaign. 1909

Packet design, Elfin Latex Bath Cap - Swim Cap. Keeps hair perfectly clean and dry. circa 1950s

Girl in the Cornish surf -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Swimming Pool, Sidcot School, Winscombe, Somerset
Swimming Pool at Sidcot School, Winscombe, North Somerset, an independent Quaker school. Date: circa 1920s

Communist China - training exercise in water
Swimmers in the water in Communist China, taking part in a training exercise to build up their mental and physical strength. They are male and female, some of them carrying rifles. circa 1970

Boys jumping into a stream
Three boys jumping into a stream, and one standing by watching. circa 1938

Beach of Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon
View of the Beirut (Beyrouth) beach on the right as seen from a Royal Navy cruiser - Lebanon Date: 1924

Woman swimming with a lifebelt in a pool. early 20th century

D-Day Canadians landing, Normandy, France, WW2
D-Day Canadians landing at Bernieres-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, June 1944. 1944

Advertisement for Wolsey Bathing Suits 1930
Advertisement for a range of colourful bathing suits by British brand, Wolsey. 1930

Memorial to Captain Webb (Cross-channel swimmer) - Dover
Dover, Kent, England - Memorial to Captain Matthew Webb (1848-1883) famous cross-channel swimmer, the first to achieve this feat between Dover and Calais in 1875

Malo-les-Bains, France - bathers
A man in a bathing suit stands in the surf of the Malo-les-Bains beach, near Dunkirk (Dunkerque) in France. Behind him are other bathers as well as various boats. circa 1910s

Frogs having a swimming lesson on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Barnet Industrial School Swimming Bath
Boys swim in the outdoor pool while visitors look on at the Barnet Industrial School, Hertfordshire Date: early 1900s

The Girl Who Really Went to Swim
A girl pauses on a diving board as she prepares to dive into a swimming pool. The title of the picture is a comment on the increasing craze for sunbathing during the late 1920s - somebody actually

Man and tiger by swimming pool
A man and a tiger by a swimming pool. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1970s

Bathing at Brighton during the holidays - young women emerge from a bathing machine. circa 1900s

Bathing Beauty 1918
An elegant red-headed lady in a green swimsuit goes for her first swim. Date: 1918

First Dip of the Year
Taking her first dip of the year, this young womans tight bathing costume doesn t leave much to the imagination. Date: 1914

Le Lido, Paris 1929
Fashionable men and women swim and sit at the edge of the water, at le Lido, Paris. Date: 1929

Englishman of 1685
The body-coat has now become the universal fashion, as have the wide knee-breeches : wigs are universally worn by men with any pretensions to being in the swim Date: circa 1685

Girls Bathing
Two girls at the seaside - one already in the water, her friend fearful to take the plunge... Date: 1903

Danish Swimmer 1903
A Danish swimmer Date: 1903

Advert for Simpson lastex swimwear 1938
Lastex rules the waves. Two women posing with their swim-suits made from wool lastex. 1938

Swimming suit and bathing dress 1907
Swimming suit and a bathing dress for Trouville. Date: 1907

Floating swimming bath in the Thames at Charing Cross
View inside the floating swimming bath in the River Thames at Charing Cross, Central London. Date: 1875

Slix bathing suit, 1938
A slix swim suit in lined oil silk, shirred and draped, never shrinks or sags and telescopically fits all figures. Worn together with a Slix cape in the same fabric. Date: 1938

Members of the Aquashow Synchronised Swim Troupe (off-duty) at Bournemouth. Date: 1963

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