Stories
- In pictures
Backstroke to the future
Now one of the most popular forms of exercise, the health-giving properties of swimming have not always been recognised. Dive into a gallery that charts the course from water as site of danger to a space of health.
- Article
Martina Amati on ‘Under’
Visitors experiencing Under by Martina Amati
- Article
On nature cures and taking the waters
When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.
- Article
How to play with people who are better than you
It’s frustrating to lose a game to the same player every time. But help is at hand. Discover the ways you can make a game respond dynamically to participants so everyone has a chance of winning.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Swimming certificates
Date: 1919-1922Reference: WTI/SGB/A.7/5Part of: Browne, Stanley George, CMG, OBE, MD, FRCS, FRCP, DTM (1907-1986)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Swimming Pool
Date: c.1930s-1940sReference: SA/PHC/H.1/24Part of: Pioneer Health Centre Peckham, with papers of George Scott Williamson MD (1884-1953) and Innes Hope Pearse (1889-1978)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Swimming Pool
Date: c.1920s-1930sReference: SA/PHC/H.1/10Part of: Pioneer Health Centre Peckham, with papers of George Scott Williamson MD (1884-1953) and Innes Hope Pearse (1889-1978)- Books
Swimming for schoolgirls / by a school manager.
School Manager.Date: 1887- Books
Swimming pools / by the editorial staff of Sunset Books.
Date: 1959