Swimming Collection (page 33)

Jolly swimmers
Jolly French swimmers - fresh from a dip

Bystander masthead by Harry Woolley, 1930
A bathing belle wearing a swimsuit and bathing cap lounges on a rock in the middle of the sea and enjoys a casual chat with Neptune

On the Rocks by Lindsay Cable
A charming illustration in delicate hues depicting a young woman dressed only in a swimsuit sitting up a rock on a beach, and apparently gazing down at her reflection in a rock pool

Girls in bathing attire
Two girls in different styles of bathing attire have inspired the writer of this postcards ode to bathing beauties: Betwixt these two maidens, I m put to a test, I cannot determine

Good measure by Merlin Enabnit
Blonde, voluptuous pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) wearing a red swimming costume and holding a measuring tape. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

Climbing rose by Merlin Enabnit
Voluptuous pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) clad in a pink swimming costume and bathing cap climbing a ladder. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

Getting Fed Up
Cartoon, Getting Fed Up. A landlady fishing for supplies such as cod and oyster sauce. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

Swan and a village pond
A painting of a swan by Malcolm Greensmith is set into the border framing an English country village pond in the bright spring light

Catching a Whale off Deptford Pier, London, 1842
Engraving showing a 15 foot, 2 ton, whale being caught at Deptford Pier, London, in 1842. This whale had been swimming down the River Thames when it was sighted by watermen on the pier

Buyukada - Bathing
Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses) set within a border of seashells

Reading Tatler / Swimsuit
A girl (film actress Merle Oberon) in a one-piece swimming costume and white peep-toe high heels lies on the beach reading an issue of The Tatler magazine

The Floating Swimming Bath, Charing Cross, London, 1875
Engraving showing the floating swimming bath in the River Thames at Charing Cross, London, 1875. The swimming bath drew its water from the Thames, then cleaned and heated it

Frogmen in their dinghy, 1945
Photograph showing a group of British frogmen divers paddling their dinghy across a swimming pool during a training exercise in 1945

Victorian Bathers Diving off Rocks, 1898
Engraving showing a group of Victorian gentlemen diving and swimming on a rocky British shore, 1898

Two Ladies Bathing
Two ladies bathe in the sea

Swimming champion with medals on his costume
A swimming champion wearing a Rolls Royce Athletics Club badge and 35 medals on his costume

Seven female swimmers, five of them with medals
Seven young lady swimmers, five of them with several medals pinned to their costumes

Ship Hit by Lightning
The French warship Amiral is hit by lightning in St Lawrence river, Canada, and sinks with all her hands : only two women survive, by swimming to the shore

Olympics / 1932 / Swimming
Miyazaki, aged 16 (Japan), winner of 100 metre freestyle, beating Weissmullers record

Women Cricketers using Indoor Nets, St. Brides Institute, 1
Illustration of the female members of St. Brides Institute using the indoor cricket nets of their club, during the winter of 1905

Down to the Sea
Tom sees three little girls swimming with fish under the water

Bathing Model
Female model in black swimming costume looking skywards

Swimwear 1960S
A young couple, holding hands, and wearing fashionable swimwear, enjoy a splash in the sea!

Swans on the Ouse
An atmospheric winter afternoon scene, with two swans swimming and bare trees reflected in the waters of the River Ouse, near Bedford, England

Young Cloudesley Shovel Swimming With Despatches
Engraving taken from the painting Young Cloudesley Shovel Swimming with Despatches through the Enemys Fire. In the background can be seen the stern of a 16th or 17th century warship

Swimming Pool 1930S
The luxurious bubbling swimming bath of St. Gellert, Budapest, Hungary, which has a hall adorned with Byzantine mosaics, and radioactive water

Water Tug of War Team
The Metropolitan Police team which were the first winners of the Wodehouse Shield for the Water Tug of War

Four swimmers, two in Bovril teeshirts
Four swimmers pose for their photograph. The two men are wearing Bovril teeshirts, while the two boys wear one-piece swimming costumes

Beauty Contest 1956
A beauty contest in Cliftonville, near Margate, Kent

Beauty Contest 1956
A beauty contest in Cliftonville, near Margate, Kent. Date: 1956

Divers at Seaside 1932
Two female swimmers, one confident, one hesitant prepare to dive into the sea watched by a group of admiring men

Shampoo Sir?
Swimming. Illustration by Frederick Parker showing 1920s bathing belles splashing a bemused male swimmer

Bathing Beauties 1960S
Four young bathing beauties look up at the camera as they pose seductively by a pool

Reluctant Bather
A girl hesitates on the steps of her bathing machine, dismayed by the appearance of the sea, alarmingly different from the familiarity of the swimming baths !

Diving Belle 1928
A diving woman at full stretch prepares to hit the water

Maltese Boys Dive C1880
Passengers on an India-bound P&O liner are treated to a display of diving (for coins) by Maltese boys

Couple Enjoy Swim C1908
A couple enjoy a swim in the sea

On a Rocky Shore, 1913
On a rocky shore

By the Swimming Pool
Holiday makers at Pontins crowd around the busy swimming pool area while enjoying the sunshine

Donkeys in Sea
Business is bad at Weston- super-Mare, Somerset, England. The tide has come in on the poor huddled donkeys, much to the glee of one little boy swimming in the sea

Bears Swim Around Boats
Bears swimming around a fleet of ships

Line-up of twelve swimmers and twelve men in suits
A line-up of twelve men in swimming costumes and caps and twelve men in suits

P Radmilovic, world swimming champion
P RADMILOVIC World swimming champion of the 1908 Olympic Games (held in London), proudly wearing an impressive array of medals

USA Olympic swimming team in Paris
The USA Olympic swimming team; photo by " AN" Paris

Swimming Bath Titanic
The swimming bath of the ill- fated passenger liner RMS Titanic depicting bathers enjoying the exercise

Fish Eating Fish
A big fish eats some smaller fish which appear to be nibbling a swimming man

Model in Swimsuit
A smiling young woman sits wearing a swimming costume, lipstick and sandals on a leather pouffe cushion

Children Swimming 1923
Three boys tackle the waves in the sea, two swim, and one boy has a small surfboard

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