Fighting the Current
Lisa Bier
McFarland & Co Inc, 2011
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Describes the origins of women's competitive swimming in the United States, beginning in the nineteenth century.Women faced many obstacles to safe swimming opportunities, including beliefs about physical abilities, access to safe and clean water, bathing suits that did not allow for movement, and opposition from sporting organizations. This is a testament to how far female athletes have come.
- ISBN-13
- 9780786440283
- ISBN-10
- 0786440287
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Year
- 2011
- Publication date
- 2011-08-26
- Pages
- 220
- Dimensions
- 229x152x11
- Weight
- 299