swimming for women

"Describes the history of women in professional swimming, from the first early twentieth century through present day, including a look a races and synchronized swimming"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes the origins of women's competitive swimming in the United States, covering many obstacles to safe swimming opportunities, including restrictive beliefs about physical abilities, access to safe clean water, bathing suits that did not allow for movement, and opposition from official sporting organizations"--Provided by publisher.