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Author:   Lisa Bier
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780786440283

ISBN 10:   0786440287
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   26 August 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction      1. Safe Waters      2. Swimming Schools and Kate Bennett, New York’s Swimming Instructor Extraordinaire      3. Swimming for All      4. Swimming as Spectacle      5. The Rise of the Amateur Movement      6. International Waters      7. The Water-Safety Movement and the Volunteer Life Saving Corps      8. Women and the Volunteer Life Saving Corps      9. Elaine Golding, Rose Pitonof, and the Rise of the Female Racer      10. The National Women’s Life Saving League      11. Looking Towards the Olympic Games      12. Sullivan’s Last Stand      13. Women Enter the World of Amateur Athletics      14. The New York Women’s Swimming Association      15. Championships and the Beginnings of International Competition      16. The 1920 Olympic Games      17. Famous Athletes      18. The 1924 Olympic Games      19. Gertrude Ederle      20. The English Channel      21. Training      22. Gone to Neptune      23. Suspicions and Facts      24. Turning Professional      25. Try, Try Again      26. The Channel Again      27. Victory      28. Homecoming      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

An excellent addition to women's sports history collections --<i>Midwest Book Review</i>; uncovers the forgotten history of women's swimming...Bier's excellent narrative covers an important gap in the history of women's athletics --<i>C&RL News</i>; this book is a joy. It deserves to be read by a wide academic audience but also is readable enough to be given to your friends who are swimmers --<i>Sport in History</i>.

An excellent addition to women's sports history collections --Midwest Book Review; uncovers the forgotten history of women's swimming...Bier's excellent narrative covers an important gap in the history of women's athletics --C&RL News; this book is a joy. It deserves to be read by a wide academic audience but also is readable enough to be given to your friends who are swimmers --Sport in History.

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Lisa Bier is a librarian at Southern Connecticut State University.

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