History Of Swimming

Although others have written eloquently on the relationship of water to built form, until now no one has investigated the swimming pool as a quintessentially modern and American space, reflecting America's infatuation with hygiene, skin, and recreation. In iThe Springboard in the Pond/i, Thomas van ...

In iThe Springboard in the Pond/i, Thomas van Leeuwen looks at the domestic swimming pool and discovers an icon indispensable to the reading of twentieth-century modernism. At one level, the book is a rereading of modern architecture that will leave that story permanently altered. At another level, ...

Springboard In The Pond: An Intimate History Of The Swimming Pool

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The History Of Swimming: A Memoir

Swimming Birds: Prang's Natural History Series For Children (1878)

PCovering a time of great social and technological change, this history traces the development of the four classic aquatic disciplines of competitive swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo, with its main focus on racing. Working from the beginnings of municipal recreational ...

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In The Winning Lane: A History Of Competitive Swimming In Saskatchewan