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Author	Bier, Lisa, 1971-
Title	Fighting the current : the rise of American women's swimming, 1870-1926 / Lisa Bier.
OCLC	EBC768113x
ISBN	9780786440283 (softcover : alk. paper)
	0786440287 (softcover : alk. paper)
	9781283256933 (MyiLibrary)
Publisher	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2011]
	�2011
Description	1 online resource (vi, 214 pages) : illustrations
LC Subject heading/s	Ederle, Gertrude, 1906-2003.
	Olympic Games (7th : 1920 : Antwerp, Belgium)
	Olympic Games (8th : 1924 : Paris, France)
	Olympic athletes -- History.
	Swimming for women -- United States -- History.
	Swimming -- United States -- History.
Other Genre heading/s	Electronic books.
Summary	"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.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-209) and index.
Source of Description	Description based on print version record.
Restrictions	Single user license access.

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