Black and White Swimming History

Vintage black and white photos of swimmers, capturing moments from swimming championships and training sessions, reflecting athletic prowess.

Barry Darke's Long, easy stroke is near perfect for distance events.Young Barry Darke has a long, easy stroke that is near perfect for distance swimming. May 1, 1951.

Anefo photo collection. European Youth Championships Swimming Rotterdam, start. August 14, 1971. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Zeezwemrace Hoek Van Holland to Ter Heijde. The first female participant Marie Groen from Pijnacker comes to land. July 5, 1963. Hoek van Holland

Anefo photo collection. European Youth Championships Swimming Rotterdam. August 14, 1971. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Swimming inland Netherlands against Sweden in Rotterdam v.L.n.R Swed Rozenda J. Bontekoe and Theo Jansen. April 14, 1962. Rotterdam, South Holland

Noel Ryan - Swimming. January 29, 1934.

Anefo photo collection. Record improvement Swimming 500 m freestyle Willemse. January 26, 1955

Gergaynia Beckett, 14, set a new record last year for the 110yd junior backstroke. December 14, 1955.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . National swimming championships, A. Last series, B. Heukel and M. Heemskerk. August 9, 1964

Anefo photo collection. International swimming tournament in Soestduinen. E. Ljunggren (Swedish) and right ineke tigelaar. September 1, 1963. Soestduinen, Utrecht

May E. Miller - Trungeon i.e., Trudgeon stroke

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships in Den Hommel in Utrecht starts 800 meters freestyle, under Hansje Bunschoten and above Anke Rijnders. July 24, 1972. Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Skating jump on the Gouwzee at Monnickendam. January 27, 1961. Monnickendam

Anefo photo collection. Swimming inland Netherlands against Hungary in Oldenzaal. Judit Turoczy (foreground) and Nel Bos. July 22, 1967. Hungary, the Netherlands, Oldenzaal

Anefo photo collection. European swimming championships in Utrecht, number 7 and 9 Galina Prozumenshkova, number 8 B. Geiman (Russia). August 22, 1966. Utrecht

Four women and man waterskiing

East Otis, Massachusetts: c. 1925 A camper at the Bonnie Brae Girl Scout Camp on Big Pond lake does a swan dive off the diving board.

Reward For A Champion -- Tiny Margaret Edwards - She is just 6ft. tall seen leaving the water at Hoston Baths, where she is practising for the London V Berlin Gala, which will be seen on television, on January 14th. and 15th.15-year-old Margaret Edwards, the Hoston schoolgirl who recently collected 14 records in one swim (110 yards back stroke in 1 min. 14 secs) has received a reward in the form of a place in the London team to Swim against Berlin at Downham Baths on January 14th. and 15th. Prior to this record-shattering swim, which puts her in the forefront of the world's women backstroke swimmers, Margaret was regarded as a runner-up, but now she is considered one of he stars of the team. Her long list of records includes the English and British native senior and junior backstroke times. January 11, 1955. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Anefo photo collection. Bustle on the coast. Overview Zandvoort Boulevard. Mikky comes out of the water with a large life jacket. July 22, 1963. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Recording in the swimming stadium to Naarden for Eurovision film. January 5, 1961. Naarden

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard opened golf flow laboratory in Wageningen, the prince during tour. June 15, 1965. Gelderland, Wageningen

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships in The Hague, no. 16 Hansje Bunschoten (L) Coast Anke Rijnders after 200 meters freestyle, no. 17 after 200 meter freestyle ladies /. July 31, 1971. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimming championships in Den Hommel; Jose Damen (L) and Jolande Aggenbach congratulate each other. July 27, 1974

Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimming championships Den Hommel; Ronald Woutering after 400 meters change. July 23, 1974

Rowing, Harvard-Yale Regatta , Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Anefo photo collection. Training European Waterski Championships on Bosbaan. Alan Murray in Action (Ireland). August 8, 1967. Amsterdamse Bos, Bosbaan, Ireland

Anefo photo collection. International swimming competitions: Speedo-meet Amersfoort 1981. v.L.n.R. Kees Vervoorn and Edward Maasdijk who won the 100m butterfly stroke. January 31, 1981. Amersfoort, Utrecht (province)

Anefo photo collection. European Roeeni Charts Bosbaan, 17 and 18 Rob Groe Ivanov 19, Ivanov, 20 R. Green Award ceremony. August 9, 1964. Amsterdam, Amsterdamse Bos, Bosbaan, Noord-Holland

1950S Woman Mid-Air Diving Into Public Swimming Pool

In the Overhead cast the reel is above the rod. Feet are firmly braced, right thumb checks line from inside rim of reel. January 27, 1953.

Anefo photo collection. Waterpolo Netherlands against Russia. April 2, 1955

Anefo photo collection. Swimming Germany against the Netherlands in Dortmund. 400m relay Adri Last series, Veneke store, Erica Terpstra and Thea Benner. September 29, 1963. Dortmund, Germany

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Swimming championships in Soest. August 5, 1962. Soest, Utrecht

Men swim bakett ...

Anefo photo collection. Two kilometers of Loosdrechtsplassen swimming competition, W. Mulder. June 12, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven and children's water sports on the edge lake; Prince Christiaan in boat. July 14, 1982

Barbados Flip Description: "Barbadian youths practice physical exercises and acrobatics on the beach at Foul Bay, near Crane Beach, on the South East coast of Barbados." Official photograph for the Central Office of Information. Date: March 1955 sea, 1955, beach, muscle, barbados, caribbean, acrobatic, foulbay, backflip, centralofficeofinformation, caribbeanthroughalens

Vintage Photograph. Two boys wearing waders fishing in river, young boy using net to catch fish

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships in Leeuwarden Linda de Boer, Anke Rijnders and Hansje van Bunschoten after 200 meters freestyle. July 25, 1970. Friesland, Leeuwarden

1950s BOYS SUMMER CAMP SWIMMING LESSON

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Padang and Soengei Baramas. Reopening of the Juliana swimming pool in Soengei Baramas. Water polo competition. April 30, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

USA, Florida, Men and women surfing wave at Cypress Gardens, 1965

Vintage Photograph. A young girl in swim cap climbing out of pool on ladder.

Anefo photo collection. Sailing: Flevorace on IJsselmeer, starts in Enkhuizen, Peter Vollebregt SOLOK class in action. August 6, 1971. Enkhuizen, IJsselmeer

Surf lifesaving drill, Kapiti, 1920s to 1930s, Wellington, by Roland Searle.

Anefo photo collection. Noordeuropese championships Waterski, Ben Woltering Edu Broskamp. August 19, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Geertje Wielema makes new record 100 yards. March 13, 1950

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships in Utrecht, v.L.n.R., Roger van Hamburg, Arnold Red, and François van Kruisdijk. July 28, 1972. Utrecht (city)

Photograph of Clarence Linden Crabbe II (1908 - 1983) who won the gold in the 400 meter freestyle swimming at the 1932 Olympic games. Clarence was also a popular film actor starring in Tarzan the Fearless, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers.

Anefo photo collection. Waterpolo Netherlands against Russia 4-4 (game moment). April 21, 1962. Rotterdam

Vintage Photograph. Smiling blonde woman wearing bathing suit lying on diving board over swimming pool, Frame 2

Anefo photo collection. European OK-Jollen Championships on IJsselmeer. July 31, 1970. IJsselmeer

Anefo photo collection. European swimming championships, Ada cook kits Claude Mandonnaud with her victory. August 24, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Swimming in metro well. Boys swim in mud water. June 22, 1961

Five young women waterskiing

Photographic print swimmers at Flatenbadet, a bathing beach in south-eastern Stockholm, at the lake Flaten. Dated 20th Century

Young woman standing on diving board at a Y.W.C.A. pool circa early 1900s.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimming championships 1500m to animals. Number 11 Cora van der Veer, number 12 Start 2nd series of ladies. July 29, 1967. Animals

Photo collection Government information service. Suriname. undated. Suriname

Anefo photo collection. European swimming championships, changes in ladies 4 x 100 meter alternating stroke. August 24, 1966

As a means of keeping warm these three members of Drummoyne Rugby Union Club played a game of football on Bondi Beach today. Johnny Denton, of Ryde, Is being tackled by John Stephenson, of Ryde, and Ian Findlay, of Filvedock. August 28, 1955. (Photo by Ronald Leslie Stewart/Fairfax Media).

Anefo photo collection. Strandloop Ijmuiden to Bloemendaal, 3400 participants on the road. February 27, 1966. Bloemendaal, IJmuiden

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Swimming 1969 Championships in Breda. Bob Schoutsen (backstroke). July 22, 1969. Breda, Noord-Brabant

Bad Schachen Sommer 1935.Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Waterski handless, England, Great Britain

Anefo photo collection. Printed in Sloterparkbad. July 6, 1977

Anefo photo collection. Training European Roe Championships, Skiffeur W. C. Barry (England) with father (coach). August 3, 1964. Great Britain

Skin Diver -- "Frogmen" of the Underwater Explorers' Club risk injury when they climb down rocks into a raging surf at Tamarama in search for the body of Miss Judy Arane. Above, a frogman "treads water" over the spot where Dr. Joseph Blank's Wrecked car is jammed under a ledge. May 26, 1954.

Olympic swim hope Gary Chapman with his father, Arthur, who checks many of his ***** training swims. August 01, 1954.

Sea fisher Andy Armstrong. June 04, 1953.

Anefo photo collection. Floods due to bad weather in Eindhoven; Moped rider about flooded cycle path. August 22, 1977. Eindhoven

Anefo photo collection. Trade fair for sports and camping 1966 in Ahoyhal, Combinati canoe, air mattress and tent. January 10, 1966

c.1926 Art/Illustration, Hawaii, Surfers riding wave and kids playing in the ocean, Peter Rennings.

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships Amersfoort; Diane Edeline (R) is congratulated by Enith Brigitha after winning 100 meter backstroke. July 22, 1977

Rome, Italy may 1965: Two sailors working together pulling a rope on the deck of a ship, likely during the 1960s or 1970s

Thomas Burgess became the second person to swim across the English Channel on Sept. 6, 1911. The British born swimmer lived in France and played on the French water polo team at the 1900 Olympics (BSLOC_2018_4_197)

Vintage Photograph. Backyard pool with kids swimming and diving.

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