Swimming Communities in Victorian England

by Dave Day and Margaret Roberts

Book Overview

This book explores how different constituencies influenced the development of nineteenth-century swimming in England, and highlights the central role played by swimming professors. These professionals were influential in inspiring participation in swimming, particularly among women, well before the amateur community created the Amateur Swimming Association, and this volume outlines some key life-courses to illustrate their working practices. Female...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030209393
• ISBN13: 9783030209391
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"