Freedom for women to wear swimsuits in public

In the 1910s, a revolution in swimming was underway. By custom and often by law, women in America and England weren’t allowed in the water without covering their limbs in a heavy “bathing costume” that weighed them down. Competing in swim races, especially in public, was also frowned upon. But some women wanted to jump into the water unencumbered, and even to race. At the time, swimming meant fighting for new freedom for women’s bodies.


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