Swimming Collection (page 17)

Susi - at the seaside with a little boy. 1950s

Diver jumping 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

Diver underwater off the coast of Malta
Diver swimming underwater as part of an inflatable house project. The house was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta

Swimming pool on cruise liner, Empress of Australia
The indoor Pompeiian swimming pool, surrounded by individual dressing rooms, on the Canadian Pacific cruise liner, Empress of Australia. Date: 1929

Music cover, Esther Williams in Bathing Beauty
Music cover, Italian version of a song from the MGM film, Bathing Beauty (Bellezze Al Bagno), starring Esther Williams and Red Skelton

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

Italy. Paestum. Sanctuary of Fortuna Virilis. Pool. 3rd century B.C

Greek Art. Leonidaion. Swimming pool. Olympia. Greece
Greek Art. The Leonidaion. Lodging place for athletes taking part in the Olympic Games at Olympia. It was constructed around 330 BCE and was funded and designed by Leonidas of Naxos. Swimming pool

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

Music cover, Lets Have A Basinful of the Briny, song by Ralph Butler and Harry Tilsley. Showing a family of three having fun on the beach. 1934

Bathers at the Open Air Baths in Chiswick
Bathers in the swimming pool at the Open Air Baths in Chiswick Date: July 1928

Bathers at the Open Air Baths in Lansburys Lido at the Serpentine in London Date: July 1932

George Studdy, The Faithful Heart (The Sketch, 17 May 1922). A little dog with mournful eyes, obviously alarmed at his owners sea bathing antics

Frog with red umbrella on a cutout greetings card
Frog with red umbrella and swimming trunks on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

DIVE IN
A woman in a swimming costume dives into a lido! Date: 1930s

Doing Handstands
A young man helps to steady the legs of a group of teenagers as they show off their handstand skills at the seaside. Date: 1960s

Swimwear / Barbier 1913
Pretty bathing belle in a swimsuit consisting of a high waisted & belted tunic (presumably with shorts or bloomers beneath) & a matching cap daintily holds a crab. Date: 1913

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

Building Swimming Pool
Clifton Bathing Pool. Men at work under sea level working day and night to have a fresh supply of sea water for the baths over Easter. Date: 1932

Bathing party 1927
A group of young men and women stand around their car in flamboyant swimwear. Date: 1927

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

Children Diving 1896
Two wild-looking children dive from a rowboat on a lake; the boy stands with arms raised, ready to plunge into the water. Date: 1896

Esther Williams (1921 - 2013), American film actress, formerly a swimming champion

Swimming, Bath Club
Ladies morning at the Bath Club, London, a popular and fashionable resort for swimmers Date: 1910

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

Leanders Tower, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1838

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

Photo of Miss Joan Murick
Black and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing Miss Joan Murick, a member of the chorus of Midnight Follies (a popular show of the time)

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

Sychronised Swimming Team - sky-larking again
Bournemouth, Dorset - female members of the Aquashow Sychronised Swimming Team - sky-larking again up a tree! Date: 1962

Sychronised Swimming Team - off-duty party - the food table
Bournemouth, Dorset - Pat & Lizs Party for the whole Sychronised Swimming Team - off-duty party - the food table! Date: 1962

Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of performers
Aquashow Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of male performers - some obviously in clown roles surrounding the hunky star of the show. Date: 1961

Sychronised Swimming Team - on Syd Brookes Car
Sychronised Swimming Team (" some of the Water-Babe s" ) - on Syd Brookes (possibly their manager?) Car, East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth, Dorset, in front of the Chesterwood Hotel

Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - off-duty party
Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - participants off-duty at Pat & Lizs Party Date: 1962

Female Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth - show
Female Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth - practising for the show, the final dress rehearsal, involving multiple performers, floats and a large lotus flower. Date: 1961

Synchronised Swimming Team End of Season Artists Ball
Synchronised Swimming Team end of season Artists Ball - Royal Exeter Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset. Date: 1962

Rhyl, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wales - Open-air pool with scaffold diving platform and stands for a large intended audience. Used for large set-piece synchronised swimming galas and shows Date: 1957

Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth
8-strong mixed (7 men, 1 woman) Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth, Dorset. Date: circa 1965

Aquashow - Sychronised Swimming Show Participants
Aquashow at Rhyl - Sychronised Swimming Show Participants - Princes Water Phantasy in an open air pool (" very cold!!" ) Date: 1957

New York City - Playing card - Coney Island Bathing Scene - King of Hearts. Date: 1900

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Bathing at English Bay. Date: 1929

Fun in the Sea at Blankenberge, Belgium - a Belgian coastal town with a long beach and promenade, plus a busy marina. Some very fine bathing hats on show! Date: circa 1910s

British seaside bathers - fine selection of bathing costumes
British seaside bathers in a fine selection of bathing costumes and swim caps. Date: circa late 1920s

Aquafantasia - Sychronised Swimming Show Participants, Pier Approach Bath, Bournemouth. Date: 1954

Members of Synchronised Swimming Team - Indian Routine - with Pancho. Date: 1960

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