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Background imageSwimmer Collection: Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer, 1926

Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer, 1926. On 6 August 1926 Ederle (1905-2003) became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, which she achieved in a time of 14 hours and 30 minutes

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Swimmer Girl, 1913. Creator: Oskari Paatela

Swimmer Girl, 1913. Creator: Oskari Paatela
Swimmer Girl, 1913.

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Perry McGillivray, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Perry McGillivray, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Perry McGillivray, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Ted Cann, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Ted Cann, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Ted Cann, between c1915 and 1918. Shows swimmer Tedford Harris Cann (1897-1963) who served as a U.S. Naval Reserve officer during World War I and received the Medal of Honor

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Miss Annette Kellerman, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Miss Annette Kellerman, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Annette Kellerman, 1919

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Mina Wylie, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Mina Wylie, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Mina Wylie, 1916. Shows Wilhelmina "Mina" Wylie (1891-1984) an Australian swimmer who participated in the Olympics

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Annette Kellerman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Annette Kellerman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Annette Kellerman, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Annette Kellerman, an Australian swimmer and film actress who became the first major actress to do a nude scene in "Daughter of the Gods" in 1916

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Boyle & Bleibtrey, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Boyle & Bleibtrey, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Boyle & Bleibtrey, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Charlotte Duggan Boyle (1899-1990) an American competition swimmer and world record-holder with Ethelda Marguerite Bleibtrey (1902-1978)

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Bathing at Brighton Beach, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Bathing at Brighton Beach, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bathing at Brighton Beach, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Trudy Ederle & sister, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Trudy Ederle & sister, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Trudy Ederle & sister, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Gertrude "Trudy" Caroline Ederle (1906-2003), an American competitive swimmer and Olympic champion

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Sophie Frietag, May Waldis, Elsie Sutan [i.e. Sutton], Rita Greenfield... between c1910 and c1915

Sophie Frietag, May Waldis, Elsie Sutan [i.e. Sutton], Rita Greenfield... between c1910 and c1915
Sophie Frietag, May Waldis, Elsie Sutan [i.e. Sutton], Rita Greenfield, Millie Bartildes, Mrs. Anita Dryer, Clarabelle Barret, Martha Hagstadt, Edna Cole, Mrs

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Mermaid Club - Philadelphia, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mermaid Club - Philadelphia, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mermaid Club - Philadelphia, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Hazel Bess Laugenour [i.e. Laugenour] 'Neptunes Perfect Girl', between c1910 and c1915

Hazel Bess Laugenour [i.e. Laugenour] "Neptunes Perfect Girl", between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Hazel Bess Laugenour [i.e. Laugenour] "Neptunes Perfect Girl", between c1910 and c1915. Shows vaudeville performer Hazel Bess Laugenour (1892)

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Jos. N. Callahan, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Jos. N. Callahan, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Jos. N. Callahan, 1913

Background imageSwimmer Collection: J.N. Callahan, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

J.N. Callahan, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
J.N. Callahan, 1913. Shows J.N. Callahan with a livesaving device "Coxey's Life Saver and Water Wings."

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Cropsey, Knecht, Wheatley, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Cropsey, Knecht, Wheatley, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Cropsey, Knecht, Wheatley, 1913. Shows competitive swimmers Rex Cropsey, H. Knecht and J.C. Wheatley

Background imageSwimmer Collection: J.A. Zimrock, G. Hager, Rex Cropsey, C. Ash, H. Knecht, J.C. Wheatley, 1913

J.A. Zimrock, G. Hager, Rex Cropsey, C. Ash, H. Knecht, J.C. Wheatley, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
J.A. Zimrock, G. Hager, Rex Cropsey, C. Ash, H. Knecht, J.C. Wheatley, 1913. Shows competitive swimmers J.A. Zimrock, G. Hager, Rex Cropsey, C. Ash, H. Knecht, and J.C. Wheatley

Background imageSwimmer Collection: May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Mary Elizabeth Miller, a fourteen year old girl who swam across the Hudson River in 1915. She is doing the Trudgeon stroke

Background imageSwimmer Collection: May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Mary Elizabeth Miller, a fourteen year old girl who swam across the Hudson River in 1915

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Rose Pitonof, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Rose Pitonof, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rose Pitonof, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Rose Pitonof, champion long distance swimmer, wearing a bathing suit

Background imageSwimmer Collection: May E. Miller - Trungeon [i.e. Trudgeon] stroke, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

May E. Miller - Trungeon [i.e. Trudgeon] stroke, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
May E. Miller - Trungeon [i.e. Trudgeon] stroke, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Mary Elizabeth Miller, a fourteen year old girl who swam across the Hudson River in 1915

Background imageSwimmer Collection: L.J. Goodwin, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

L.J. Goodwin, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
L.J. Goodwin, 1913. Shows Leo Joseph "Budd" Goodwin (1883-1957), freestyle swimmer, diver, and water polo player who was a medalist in the 1908 Summer Olympics

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Bathers at Alameda, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Bathers at Alameda, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bathers at Alameda, between c1910 and c1915. Shows three women playing in water and laughing; woman on left is Nell Schmidt

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Annette Kellerman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Annette Kellerman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Annette Kellerman, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Annette Kellerman, an Australian swimmer and film actress who became the first major actress to do a nude scene in "Daughter of the Gods" in 1916

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Lily Smith, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Lily Smith, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Lily Smith, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Lew G. Henderson; Vincent Genoves; E.K. Miller; and Duke P. Kahanamoku, 1912

Lew G. Henderson; Vincent Genoves; E.K. Miller; and Duke P. Kahanamoku, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Lew G. Henderson; Vincent Genoves; E.K. Miller; and Duke P. Kahanamoku, 1912. Shows Hawaiian swimmer and surfer Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (1890-1968)

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Lew G. Henderson; Vincent Genoves; E.K. Miller; and Duke P. Kahanamoku, 1912

Lew G. Henderson; Vincent Genoves; E.K. Miller; and Duke P. Kahanamoku, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Lew G. Henderson; Vincent Genoves; E.K. Miller; and Duke P. Kahanamoku, 1912. Shows Hawaiian swimmer and surfer Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (1890-1968)

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Undertow, 1886. Creator: Winslow Homer

Undertow, 1886. Creator: Winslow Homer
Undertow, 1886. Rescuers try to haul ashore two women, weighed down by their waterlogged bathing dresses, in danger of being pulled beneath the waves by an undertow

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Doctor, U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Doctor, U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Doctor, U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps, between c1910 and c1915. U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps. The doctor's commitment to service during that era is commendable

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Eva Morrison, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Eva Morrison, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Eva Morrison, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Coney Isl'd Swimming Carnival, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Coney Isl'd Swimming Carnival, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Coney Isl'd Swimming Carnival, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Alsie Aykroyd in front of her trophies, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Alsie Aykroyd in front of her trophies, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Alsie Aykroyd in front of her trophies, 1910

Background imageSwimmer Collection: J.G. Smith, Lily Smith, Walter Brickett, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

J.G. Smith, Lily Smith, Walter Brickett, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.G. Smith, Lily Smith, Walter Brickett, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Walter Brickett (on right) British Olympic Swimming coach in 1908 and 1912

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Martha Lachman(?) 100 yd. Swim, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service

Martha Lachman(?) 100 yd. Swim, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service
Martha Lachman(?) 100 yd. Swim, (1912?)

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Duke P. Kahanamoku, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Duke P. Kahanamoku, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Duke P. Kahanamoku, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Untying Otto after 45 yd. swim - hands and feet tied, (1910?). Creator: Bain News Service

Untying Otto after 45 yd. swim - hands and feet tied, (1910?). Creator: Bain News Service
Untying Otto after 45 yd. swim - hands and feet tied, (1910?). Shows Vice Commodore Edward F. Otto, who gave swimming exhibitions in the New York City area with his hands tied behind his back

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Coney Isl Races-start of 100 yd. (women's), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Coney Isl Races-start of 100 yd. (women's), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Coney Isl Races-start of 100 yd. (women's), between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Claire Galligan, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Claire Galligan, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Claire Galligan, 1915. Shows swimmer Claire Galligan who won the 220 yard contest for the National Women's Life Saving League in their annual event held on August 22

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Gertrude Ederle receiving advice from her trainer Jabez Wolff, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Gertrude Ederle receiving advice from her trainer Jabez Wolff, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Gertrude Ederle receiving advice from her trainer Jabez Wolff, 1926, (1935). Miss Gertrude Ederle [1905-2003], the young American swimmer

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the Channel, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the Channel, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the Channel, 1926, (1935). Miss Gertrude Ederle [1905-2003], the young American swimmer, was the first woman to swim the Channel [between England and France]

Background imageSwimmer Collection: German swimmer Hilde Schrader, 1928. Creator: Unknown

German swimmer Hilde Schrader, 1928. Creator: Unknown
German swimmer Hilde Schrader, 1928. Schrader (1910-1966) won gold medal in the womens 200m breaststroke event at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta and Erich Rademacher, 1928. Creator: Unknown

Yoshiyuki Tsuruta and Erich Rademacher, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta and Erich Rademacher, 1928. Japanese swimmer Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (1903-1986) shakes hands with his German rival Erich Rademacher (1901-1979)

Background imageSwimmer Collection: At sea; Amid the lifeboatds, rafts and swimmers, a French gunboat arrives... 1917. Creator: Unknown

At sea; Amid the lifeboatds, rafts and swimmers, a French gunboat arrives... 1917. Creator: Unknown
At sea; Amid the lifeboatds, rafts and swimmers, a French gunboat arrives to collect the shipwreck survivors of the "Sontay", 1917

Background imageSwimmer Collection: C'est bien ici qu'il m'avait... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier

C'est bien ici qu'il m'avait... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier
C'est bien ici qu'il m'avait... 1853. - C'est bien ici qu'il m'avait donne rendez-vous entre la 4me et la 5eme vague

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Boys Bathing, 1902. Creator: Peter Hansen

Boys Bathing, 1902. Creator: Peter Hansen
Boys Bathing, 1902

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Afternoon plunge, Ste. Claire (i.e. Saint Clair) Flats, Mich. between 1900 and 1920

Afternoon plunge, Ste. Claire (i.e. Saint Clair) Flats, Mich. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Afternoon plunge, Ste. Claire (i.e. Saint Clair) Flats, Mich. between 1900 and 1920

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Baigneurs intrepédes, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Baigneurs intrepédes, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Baigneurs intrepedes, 19th century. Intrepid bathers

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Un bain contrarié, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Un bain contrarié, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un bain contrarie, 19th century. Bathers. An unsatisfactoy swim

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Les bains a quatre sous, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Les bains a quatre sous, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les bains a quatre sous, 19th century. Public baths which cost 4 sous - (overcrowded and dangerous)

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Ayant eu la vaniteuse idée de vouloir... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Ayant eu la vaniteuse idée de vouloir... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ayant eu la vaniteuse idee de vouloir... 19th century....lutter de vitesse avec le chemin de fer. Swimmers attempting in vain to compete with the speed of the railway

Background imageSwimmer Collection: La vague, c.1898. Creator: Aristide Maillol

La vague, c.1898. Creator: Aristide Maillol
La vague, c.1898. The wave

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Diving for sponges on the coast of Syria, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Diving for sponges on the coast of Syria, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Diving for sponges on the coast of Syria, 1862. Latakia sponges are known and appreciated in England, but very few of the superior quality ever reach this country

Background imageSwimmer Collection: The Bathers, 1884. Creator: William-Adolphe Bouguereau

The Bathers, 1884. Creator: William-Adolphe Bouguereau
The Bathers, 1884

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Splinter Beach, 1916. Creator: George Wesley Bellows

Splinter Beach, 1916. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Splinter Beach, 1916

Background imageSwimmer Collection: The Shower-Bath, 1917. Creator: George Wesley Bellows

The Shower-Bath, 1917. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
The Shower-Bath, 1917

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Study for 'Riverfront No. 1', c. 1915. Creator: George Wesley Bellows

Study for "Riverfront No. 1", c. 1915. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Study for " Riverfront No. 1", c. 1915

Background imageSwimmer Collection: The Bathers (Large Plate), 1896-1897. Creator: Paul Cezanne

The Bathers (Large Plate), 1896-1897. Creator: Paul Cezanne
The Bathers (Large Plate), 1896-1897

Background imageSwimmer Collection: The Bathers (Small Plate), 1897. Creator: Paul Cezanne

The Bathers (Small Plate), 1897. Creator: Paul Cezanne
The Bathers (Small Plate), 1897

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Poem by Sangi no Takamura (Ono no Takamura), from the series One Hundred Poems Explain

Poem by Sangi no Takamura (Ono no Takamura), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), ca. 1835

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Captain Paul Boyton, Swam the Straits of Gibraltar, from Worlds Champions

Captain Paul Boyton, Swam the Straits of Gibraltar, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Captain Matthew Webb, Swam from Dover, England to Calais, France, from Worlds Champions

Captain Matthew Webb, Swam from Dover, England to Calais, France, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Background imageSwimmer Collection: American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller, 1928. Creator: Unknown

American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller, 1928. Creator: Unknown
American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller, 1928. Swimmer and film star Weissmuller (1904-1984) won gold medal for the United States in the 100m freestyle

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Boy Charlton of Australia, and Arne Borg of Sweden, 1928. Creator: Unknown

Boy Charlton of Australia, and Arne Borg of Sweden, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Boy Charlton of Australia, and Arne Borg of Sweden, 1928. Charlton (1907-1975) set five world records, and won three silver and one bronze medal

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Wall painting from a Greek tomb at Paestum of a swimmer, 8th century

Wall painting from a Greek tomb at Paestum of a swimmer, 8th century
Wall painting from a Greek tomb at Paestum of a swimmer, which symbolises the afterlife, 8th century

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Johnny Weismuller c. 1924

Johnny Weismuller c. 1924 (b/w photo)

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Scotch and Irish Champions, 1900 Artist: FP D Arcy

Scotch and Irish Champions, 1900 Artist: FP D Arcy
Scotch and Irish Champions - Aquatic polo. Dublin Swimming Club. Winners of the Leinster Cup, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Learn to Swim, 1937

Learn to Swim, 1937. From The Childrens Golden Treasure Book for 1937, edited by John R. Crossland and J. M. Parrish. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937]

Background imageSwimmer Collection: JCP Besford, Champion swimmer, 1935

JCP Besford, Champion swimmer, 1935. A print from the photo album Popular Personalities, issued for Piccadilly Juniors Oval Photos, 1935

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Swimming pool, Balboa, Panama, 1931

Swimming pool, Balboa, Panama, 1931. Balboa is at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. A warship can be seen offshore in the distance

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Two women in swimsuits beside a swimming pool, Balboa, Panama, 1931

Two women in swimsuits beside a swimming pool, Balboa, Panama, 1931. The photograph was taken during a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies between January and March 1931

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Childrens swimming baths, Durban, South Africa

Childrens swimming baths, Durban, South Africa. A print from View Album of Glorious Durban

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Durban beach, South Africa

Durban beach, South Africa. A print from View Album of Glorious Durban

Background imageSwimmer Collection: The open air swimming baths, Durban, South Africa

The open air swimming baths, Durban, South Africa. A print from View Album of Glorious Durban

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Emil Rausch, Geman swimmer, Olympic Games, St Louis, USA, 1904, (1936)

Emil Rausch, Geman swimmer, Olympic Games, St Louis, USA, 1904, (1936). Rausch won two gold medals, in the 880 yards freestyle and the 1 mile freestyle

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Jeanette Campbell, Argentine swimmer, Berlin Olympics, 1936

Jeanette Campbell, Argentine swimmer, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Campbell won a silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle event

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Ruthley Moris-Hancock, British swimmer, Berlin Olympics, 1936

Ruthley Moris-Hancock, British swimmer, Berlin Olympics, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Ruby, Gold and Malachite, 1902, (1912). Artist: Henry Scott Tuke

Ruby, Gold and Malachite, 1902, (1912). Artist: Henry Scott Tuke
Ruby, Gold and Malachite, 1902, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Oyster Fishing, c1785-1849. Artist: Hokusai

Oyster Fishing, c1785-1849. Artist: Hokusai
Oyster Fishing, c1785-1849

Background imageSwimmer Collection: The Prince of Wales with friends on a raft, the Riviera, c1930s

The Prince of Wales with friends on a raft, the Riviera, c1930s. The future King Edward VIII enjoys a dip. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Assyrian relief of swimmers

Assyrian relief of swimmers
An Assyrian relief of men either swimming or drowning

Background imageSwimmer Collection: Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, 1875

Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, 1875. Captain Webb (1848-1883) set off from Dover on 24 August 1875, arriving in Calais 21 3/4 hours later



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