I never had a copy of this - I would have been interested. A real pity.

I was interested in the history but alas the doc was not received.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishers for this review copy.

This is part autobiographical and part history! Jenny recounts her tales of how she learnt to swim and her swimming exploits over the years. She also intersperses it with facts, figures and tales of women’s swimming in general. The author pays particular attention to the struggles that women faced when they wanted to go swimming, especially many years ago, and their fight to overcome some of these obstacles. One notable one being the swimming costumes – we’ve all seen the old black and white pictures, costumes down to the knees and up to the necks, maintaining a woman’s dignity at all times! Thankfully attitudes to women swimming today has changed!

Jenny makes this trip down memory humorous and factual. A joy to read whether you love swimming or not! For me, it makes me want to don my one piece and head off down to the local pool!

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34409080-swell?ac=1&from_search=true

Library thing (1 person has already added this book to their wishlist)