Swell
Bloomsbury Sport (Verlag)
978-1-4729-3896-1 (ISBN)
Part social history, part memoir, Swell shines a light on the ‘swimming suffragettes’.
These days, swimming may seem like an egalitarian pastime, open to anyone with a swimsuit – but this wasn’t always the case. In the 19th century, swimming was almost exclusively the domain of men. Women were (barely) allowed to swim in the sea, but even into the 20th century they could be arrested if they dared dive into a lake. It wasn’t until the 1930s that women were reluctantly granted equal access. This is the story of the swimming suffragettes who made that possible; women who took on the status quo, and won.
Swell celebrates some amazing achievements, some ridiculous outfits and some fantastic swimmers who challenge the stereotypes of what women are capable of. It’s also the story of how Jenny eventually came to be a keen swimmer herself.
This book is a joyful hymn to the sport and an exploration of why swimming attracts so many women. It is dedicated to our brilliant swimming foremothers who collectively made it possible for any woman to plunge in however and wherever we choose.
Jenny Landreth is a script editor and writer. She has written two guide books – on the great trees of London, and on the best places to swim in the capital. Jenny was the main contributor to the Guardian’s weekly swimming blog, writing on everything from pool rules, to swimming with children, and where to swim in New York. She lives in London. @jennylandreth
Introduction
1 My Waterbiograhy (Part 1)
2 The Great Outdoors
3 Going Indoors
4 Exceptional Woman (Part 1)
5 The Clubbable Woman
6 My Waterbiography (Part II)
7 Women of the World
8 In Praise of Lidos
9 We Are What We Wear
10 Olympic Flames
11 My Waterbiography (Part III)
12 The Channel
13 My Waterbiography (Part IV)
14 Exceptional Woman (Part II)
15 Why Do Women Swim?
16 My Waterbiography (Part V)
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.06.2018 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1 x 16 page colour plate section |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 264 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4729-3896-8 / 1472938968 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4729-3896-1 / 9781472938961 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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