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By Jenny Landreth

nowadays, swimming could seem just like the such a lot egalitarian of hobbies, open to an individual with a suit – yet this wasn't regularly the case. within the nineteenth century, swimming used to be solely the area of fellows, and entry to swimming pools used to be a luxurious constrained by means of type. ladies have been (barely) allowed to swim within the sea, so long as no males have been round, yet even into the twentieth century they can be arrested and fined in the event that they dared dive right into a lake. It wasn't till the Thirties that ladies have been ultimately, and reluctantly, granted equivalent entry. this can be the tale of the ladies who made that attainable, a thank-you to the fearless 'swimming suffragettes' who took at the establishment, fought for equivalent entry, and gained.

Part social background, half memoir, Swell uncovers an international of mystery swimming within the face of those exclusions and shines a gentle at the 'swimming suffragettes'. It celebrates a few remarkable achievements, a few ridiculous clothes and a few great swimmers who problem the stereotypes of what girls are able to. it is also the tale of the way Jenny finally got here to be a willing swimmer herself.

Swell is a pleased hymn to the game and an exploration of why swimming draws such a lot of girls. finally, it's a e-book devoted to our awesome swimming foremothers who jointly made it attainable for any girl to plunge in with alacrity, wherever we choose.

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