History of Swimming

The history of swimming goes way back to that of prehistoric times. Books written from 2000 to 1500 BC including the Bible have references to swimming. It was mostly used in these times as a means of cleansing. Any form of competitive swimming wasn’t formed until the 1800’s in Europe. It was included in the first Olympics in 1896 in Athens, Greece.

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Championship Swim Training

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Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass


First edition, first printing. Soft cover. White laminated wrappers with title printed in black on cover and spine, with glassine dust jacket. Photographs by Ed Ruscha. 64 pp., with 10 four-color plates. 7 x 5-1/2 inches. This first edition was limited to 2400 copies…. More >>

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