Swimmer Collection (page 2)

James Finney, English swimmer
James Finney (1862-?), English swimmer. late 19th century

George Lacy Hillier, English swimmer and cyclist
George Lacy Hillier (1856-1941), English swimmer, racing cyclist (including the pennyfarthing) and all-round athlete. late 19th century

Esther Williams- American Film Actress
Esther Williams (1921-2013) - American competitive swimmer and Film Actress. Williams made a series of films in the 1940s and early 1950s known as " aquamusicals

On the Tirreno by Matania
A girl in a red swimming costume surveys the azure blue sea on the Tirreno on the Italian coast. Date: 1924

Mercedes Gleitze greased for Gibraltar swim
Open water long-distance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze greases herself in preparation for her Strait of Gibraltar attempted swim (she succeeded on her second attempt in 1928). Date: 1927

Mercedes Gleitze hauled from water on Gibraltar swim
Mercedes Gleitze, the British long distance open water swimmer, is hauled out of the water into a boat on her attempt to swim the Straits of Gibraltar from Tangier to Gibraltar. Date: 1927

Off the Coast of Scotland by William Heath Robinson
The German Periscoper: Ach, Himmel! Dot most be der peautiful Ben Nevis of vich ve ave eard so mooch. A German submarine mistakes the prominent nose of a bather for the tip of Ben Nevis while sailing

Yasuji Miyazaki, 1932 Olympic Games
Japanese swimming champion and Olympic gold medallist, 15 year old Yasuji Miyazaki, pictured at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games were he won a gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle

Annette Kellermann
Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman (18861975) - Australian swimmer, film star, and writer. One of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, causing a minor scandal at the time

Monte Mar (Montemar), Valparaiso, Chile, South America
Monte Mar (Montemar), a bathing cove near Valparaiso, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1908

William Henry Beckwith, English swimmer
William Henry Beckwith (1857-1892), English award-winning swimmer who often performed at the Royal Aquarium in Tothill Street, London. late 19th century

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

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

Municipal Swimming Baths, Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Municipal Swimming Baths, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Date: circa 1930

Lady Alington presented with swimming prize, Bath Club
Lord Desborough presenting Lady Alington (the former Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper) with a gold medal as winner of the Ladies Challenge Shield at the exclusive Bath Club in London in 1933. Date: 1933

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

Fashionable lady wearing a demure bathing cap
A young fashionable lady wearing a " delightfully demure" rose-pink rubber bathing cap with white streamers and turn-back front from Marshall & Snelgrove, Oxford Street, London. Date: 1923

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

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D6, Denotes Refinement. 1927

Swimming bath, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Open air swimming bath, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa, with the Fern Villa Hotel and the Beach Hotel in the distance on the right. Date: circa 1915

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

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

Swimmer diving into the sea off the coast of Malta as part of an inflatable house project. The house was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay

Danish Swimmer 1903
A Danish swimmer Date: 1903

Singular Accident - drowning in a swimming pool. circa 1876

Gertrude Ederle channel swim attempt with jazz band
Page from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News reporting on the channel swim attempt of American swimmer Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003)

Advertisement, Michigan Water Wonderland -- thousands of pleasures add up to one wonderful vacation. 1952

Everett Adargo, deep sea diver, Santa Catalina Island, USA
Everett Adargo (1891-1971), deep sea diver on Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Swimming pool at a holiday camp, Paignton, Devon
Holidaymakers at a swimming pool in a holiday camp at Paignton, Devon, with chalets in the background. Date: 1950s

Municipal Swimming Pool, High Point, North Carolina, USA. Date: 1941

The Georgian Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
The Georgian Hotel, Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, with its own private beach, swimming pool and over 100 rooms of southern charm

Page design, activities, School Silhouettes
Page design in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA. Depicting three young women taking part in physical activities: roller skating

Boy swimmer holding on to wooden beam
Boy swimmer in the water, holding on to a wooden beam. Date: circa 1920s

Illustrated London News, 23rd July 1927
The World of Women page in the Illustrated London News, 23rd July 1927, featuring the marriage of Andrew Thesiger to Gillian Lubbock; the honorary musical director of the new Conservative Party

Mercedes Gleitze attempting to swim English Channel
Mercedes Gleitze, the London typist, attempting to swim the English Channel; the swimmer in the water, with boats occupied by expert witnesses. Date: 1927

Swimmer at edge of Commercial Road Swimming Baths, Bedford Date: 1904

Wolf cubs taking swimmers badge test, Bermuda
The Bishop of Bermudas Own Wolf Cub Pack taking their swimmers badge test, May 1927. Date: 1927

Annette Kellerman in Queen of the Seas
Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman (18861975) - Australian swimmer, film star, and writer. One of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, causing a minor scandal at the time

Duncan Goodhew, British Olympic swimmer
Duncan Goodhew (b. 1957), British Olympic swimmer, seen here giving a demonstration to young swimmers at the St Clare Swimming Pool, Penzance, Cornwall

Jack Hatfield, Olympic swimming champion, WW1
Jack Hatfield (John Gatenby " Jack" Hatfield, 1893-1965), British Olympic swimming champion born in Middlesbrough

Helene Madison, 1932 Olympic Games
Helene 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

French Ladies Striped Swimming Costume, worn with bathing robe and some remarkable laced greek sandals, matching the design on the costume

Billiards Illustrated - Spot Barred
A relaxing Vicar, just about to don his tripey bathing suit and take a dip at a likelt spot, is thwarted by a zealous landowner

Cordoba (19th c. ). Guadalquivir river. Etching
Cordoba (19th c.). Guadalquivir river. Etching

What are the Wild Waves Saying by Blam
A couple steal a quick kiss while swimming in the sea. Date: 1927

A Study in Contrasts at La Plage by Laurie Tayler
A young woman in a fashionable, sporty green swimsuit emerges from the sea at Le Touquet to be met by her elderly maid with a towel. Date: 1927

The Sketch Summer Number front cover 1934
Stylish, graphic front cover of The Sketch Summer Number featuring a swimmer surprised to find a fish on the end of her bathing cap. Date: 1934

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