Title: Fighting the current
Description: "This book describes the origins of women's competitive swimming in the United States. Women faced 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. This book is a testament to how far female athletes have come"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Olympic Games (8th : 1924 : Paris, France), Swimming, Olympic athletes, Olympic Games (7th : 1920 : Antwerp, Belgium), Swimming for women, History
Places: United States
People: Gertrude Ederle (1906-2003)