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Anas specularis, Bronze-winged duckWatercolour, c.1928-1937? by Miss A. Ellen Prout (fl.1920s). Held in the Library and Archives
Municipal Swimming Pool, High Point, North Carolina, USA. Date: 1941
The Georgian Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USAThe Georgian Hotel, Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, with its own private beach, swimming pool and over 100 rooms of southern charm
Hippo, elephant, mouse, pig and rabbitA hippo goes for a swim, despite the No Bathing sign. A mouse throws him a line, thinking he might be drowning. An elephant, a pig and a rabbit stand watching. Date: circa 1933
Boy swimmer holding on to wooden beamBoy swimmer in the water, holding on to a wooden beam. Date: circa 1920s
WW1 - Balkan IndecisionWW1 - An illustrated personification of Romanias and Bulgarias indecision and role in the war. The two countries are personified as two men in conversation to decide whether to take a swim in
Mercedes Gleitze attempting to swim English ChannelMercedes Gleitze, the London typist, attempting to swim the English Channel; the swimmer in the water, with boats occupied by expert witnesses. Date: 1927
Students at Commercial Road Swimming Baths, Bedford Date: 1903
Cartoon, A Secret, WW1Cartoon, A Secret, showing two men bathing in the sea. One man tells the other a secret concerning the war, but warns him not to repeat it, as people will think him a coward. Date: 1915
Advert for McMallum colour dyes 1937Choose swimsuits bearing the sundip label, knitwear which carries the McMallum Dyed label, safe in the knowledge that they are not only the finest quailty and style
Rissos DOLPHIN - Being helped to swim by researcher (Grampus griseus)
Siberian Lemming - adult sniffs air prior to crossing a puddle (Lemmings can swim). (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August
Siberian Lemming - adult crosses a puddle (Lemmings can swim). (Lemmus sibiricus ). tundra near Dikson, Russian Arctic. Summer, August
Bottlenose Dolphin - Newborn Baby / Calf first swim with Mother (Tursiops truncatus). Part of a sequence of imagesDolphin gestation / pregnancy lasts approx
Happy group of wolf cubs, MauritiusA happy group of wolf cubs on a sandy beach in Mauritius
Boy scouts swimming in the sea, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America. Date: 1951
Advert for Debenham & Freebody bathing wear 1937Pure wool low cut leg swimwear for women, with rope tie around the waist. 1937
Jules Gautier, stunt swimmer, with boat crewJules Gautier, the Manacled Swiimmer, with boat crew on the river. Date: 1910
Scouts exercising at camp, Fiji, South PacificScouts exercising at camp before a morning swim, Fiji, South Pacific
French cavalry fording a river in Northern France, WW1Two photographs showing how French cavalry cross an unbridged river on a march. The men are conveyed across on pontoon boats and when one horse is led across, the rest follow on behind. Date: 1915
Kingston scouts swimming, JamaicaBoys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, enjoying a swim
Wolf cubs taking swimmers badge test, BermudaThe Bishop of Bermudas Own Wolf Cub Pack taking their swimmers badge test, May 1927. Date: 1927
Boys of Brixton Scout Troop, South Africa, bathingBoys of Brixton Scout Troop, Johannesburg, South Africa, on bathing parade
Swan Swam over the PondSwan swam over the pond, swim swan swim...Traditional nursery rhyme. Date: circa 1912
Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, WW1Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, showing Kaiser Wilhelm shivering in the sea at Calais, with Dover guarded by battleships in the far distance during the First World War
Children learning to swim at the Tadpole Club, Cornwall
Duncan Goodhew, British Olympic swimmerDuncan Goodhew (b. 1957), British Olympic swimmer, seen here giving a demonstration to young swimmers at the St Clare Swimming Pool, Penzance, Cornwall
Unwarranted intrusionForward young man in a striped swim suit eyeing up the young girls as they appear from their bathing machine. Date: circa 1908
General Birdwood swimming in the sea at the DardanellesField Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (1865-1951), British Army General best know for his command of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)
British soldiers boating during rest break, WW1British soldiers boating on a river during a rest break on the Western Front in France, World War One. Date: circa 1916
British soldiers swimming during a break, WW1British soldiers relaxing and swimming during a break in fighting, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Helene Madison, 1932 Olympic GamesHelene Madison (June 19, 1913 November 27, 1970), American swimmer. She won gold medals in the 100m and 400m freestyle at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy
Advert for Leysea bathing caps 1934The Leysea bathing cap. Comfortable and smart, it has " Nautilus" shell earpieces which give distinction to the cap, and ease to the ears. 1934
Advert for Martin-White swimsuits 1936Swim and tan in the only watersuit with the built-in Kestos brassiere. Invisible and unsuspected to all but the wearer, the Kestos brassiere gives uplift, support and beauty to feminine curves
Advert for J. Roussel swim suits for men & women 1936Youthful lines come naturally with swim suits by J. Roussel in airollasta the new weave in pure wool and elastic. Date: 1936
Two girls bathing in a stream with a rubber ring
Soldiers in swimwearBritish soldiers stationed in India, in swimwear, some with towels, on a beach. Date: C.1914
Advert for J. Roussel swim suits for women 1936You must look slim and shapely in a swim suit by J. Roussel. In airollasta, a weave of pure elastic wool. 1936
Woman Diver 1929A trim lady dives from a board into the sea, catching the eyes of two male bathers who look on in admiration. Date: 1929
French WW2 Propaganda postcard - Siegfried Line leakingFrench WW2 Propaganda postcard showing the German Defensive Siegfried Line having been attacked and sprung a leak! The fish is wittily asking the bashed-up German soldiers
Young boy admonished for fishin on the SabbathClergyman - " My Boy, do you know its wicked to fish on the Sabbath?" Youngster - " I isn t fishing; I m teachin this ere wurm ter swim." Date: 1895
Manx Cats go for a swim. This card bears the Manx text " Kys ta Shiu?", which translates as " How are you?". Date: 1907
Advert for J. Roussel swim suits for men & women 1935The new swim suit by Roussel in airollasta Swim suits by Roussel gently control the figure and mould it to slim beauty without the least restriction to the most vigorous movement. 1935
Oh, Mother, may I go out to swim?. Illustration shows Uncle Sam dressed as a woman holding a switch of bound rushes in his left hand
A bare chance. Date 1879. Published by Currier & Ives. A bare chance. Date 1879. Published by Currier & Ives
Learn to swim campaign Classes for all ages forming in all pools. Poster for New York Department of Parks announcing classes forming for swimming lessons
The embankment and Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal), Ostend, BelgiumThe embankment and Kursaal, (i.e. Cursaal), Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
The embankment, west part, Ostend, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900