Swimming Communities in Victorian England

• Main Authors: Day, Dave (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Roberts, Margaret (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Social history.; Great Britain-History.; Europe-History-1492-.; Sports-Sociological aspects.; Sociology.; Social History.; History of Britain and Ireland.; History of Modern Europe.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; Gender Studies.

This book explores how different constituencies influenced the development of nineteenth-century swimming in England, and highlights the central role played by swimming professors. These professionals were influential in inspiring participation in swimming, particularly among women, well before the...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Swimming Professors and Entrepreneurs
• 3. A Swimming Family - The Beckwiths
• 4. The Female Swimming Community
• 5. Working at the Baths
• 6. Organizing Swimming Communities
• 7. Spreading the Word
• 8. Conclusion.