Swimming pretty the untold story of women in water
A groundbreaking history of how women found synchronicity--and power--in water.
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| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Liveright Publishing Corporation,
[2024]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Valosik, Vicki, |e author. |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjyg7jqvj6H9W7xKQHjmcX | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Swimming pretty : |b the untold story of women in water / |c Vicki Valosik. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Untold story of women in water |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, N.Y. : |b Liveright Publishing Corporation, |c [2024] | |
| 300 | |a 422 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue -- Science -- Stage -- Stardom -- Safety -- Sideshow -- Sport -- Synching up -- Spectacle -- Silver screen -- Swimming synchronized -- Epilogue: Faster, higher, stronger-together -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Illustration credits -- Index. | |
| 520 | |a A groundbreaking history of how women found synchronicity--and power--in water. | ||
| 520 | |a Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of synchronized swimming's elevation to Olympic status, this breathtaking book, tracing a century of aquatic performance, from vaudeville and dime museums to the Olympic arena, honors the grit, glamor and sheer athleticism of an utterly unique sport that forever changed women's relationships with water. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Synchronized swimming |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Swimming for women |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women swimmers |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Sports for women |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Sex discrimination |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women Olympic athletes |x History. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Informational works. |2 lcgft | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Biographies. |2 lcgft | |
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