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Swimming Pretty

By Vicki Valosik

Swimming Pretty

By Vicki Valosik

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Since the nineteenth century, tensions between beauty and strength, aesthetics and athleticism have both impeded and propelled the careers of female swimmers-none more so than synchronised swimmers. In this deeply researched history, Vicki Valosik traces a century of aquatic performance for the first time, from Victorian variety theatre and carnival shows to the 1984 elevation of synchronised swimming to Olympic status. Writing in eloquent prose, Valosik shows how early starlets like Lurline the Water Queen and Annette Kellerman boldly challenged restrictive codes set for women in water; more than just bathing beauties, they influenced lifesaving and physical-education programmes, dropped drowning rates and paved the way for new generations of female swimming athletes. Brimming with reverence and mesmerising detail, Swimming Pretty finally foregrounds an essential sport. Now, on the fortieth anniversary of synchronised swimming's elevation to Olympic status, Swimming Pretty honours its incredible history of grit, glamour and sheer athleticism.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
432
Release Date:
2025-06-10
Publication Date:
2025-06-10
Publisher:
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1324096896
ISBN13:
9781324096894
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
350 g
Height:
208 cm
Width:
137 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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