Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719
Orme, Nicholas
University of Exeter, 1983
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In 1857 Everard Digby published the first scientific treatise on swimming – and one of the first on any modern sport. Nicholas Orme rehabilitates Digby as a pioneer of the history of sport. The book opens with a history of swimming in Britain from the Romans to the sixteenth century, which is followed by an account of Digby’s life and work.
- ISBN-13
- 9780859891349
- ISBN-10
- 0859891348
- Publisher
- University of Exeter
- Year
- 1983
- Publication date
- 1983-10-30
- Pages
- 228
- Dimensions
- 212x156x15
- Weight
- 302