Historical Swimming Events

Black and white photos of competitive swimming events from the 1950s and 1960s. Features podiums, training, and award ceremonies with participants in swimwear.

Anefo photo collection. Mutual swimming competitions WSV Watervrienden Haarlem. April 14, 1946. Haarlem

Anefo photo collection. Training Dutch swimming team. August 14, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Swimming championships in Soest. The prize winners at the 100 m freestyle, v.l.n.r. Erica Terpstra, Ineke Tigelaar and Adri Last series. August 5, 1962. Soest, Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Dutch swimming championships in Appelscha, v.L.n.R. Jan de Vries, Jopie Troost, Tineke Lagerberg, A. Beyond. August 8, 1959

They're happy about their form. And you are, too, aren't you Five of Queensland's topline swimmers made this delightful picture before a training session at the Valley Baths, Brisbane. From left: Jann Grier, Estelle Jay, Lyn Kingston, Barbara Parkyn and Beth Kernke. December 15, 1955.

Anefo photo collection. National Turn Championships for Ladies Deventer Group participants. January 10, 1954. Deventer

Anefo photo collection. European swimming championships, 4 x 100 meter freestyle ladies on stage. August 27, 1966

Anefo photo collection. European Women's Rowing Championships in Duisburg, Hungarian double four. August 20, 1965. Duisburg

Anefo photo collection. Waterpolo Netherlands against Russia, Russian polo-seven. April 30, 1967. The Netherlands, Russia

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Swimming Germany against the Netherlands in Wuppertal, v.L.n.R.: Haase (DLD), Aty Voorby (Ned.), Haase (DLD). March 1, 1958. Germany, Wuppertal

Anefo photo collection. Athletics guests Reiff, athletes have been attached. August 21, 1949. Antwerp

Anefo photo collection. Mutual swimming competitions WSV Watervrienden Haarlem. April 14, 1946. Haarlem

Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimming championships in Appelscha, 200m butterfly stroke gentlemen, v.l.n.r. H. Vega (3E), B. Sitters (1st), and CH. Ritton (2nd). August 8, 1959

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Training European Roe Championships on the Bosbaan, East German participants. July 30, 1964. Amsterdam, Amsterdamse Bos, Bosbaan, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. European Women's 1966 Rowing Championships, Galina Konstantinova (crying). August 27, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Staying competition. Aad de Graaf. June 13, 1961

Davis Cup Squad 1953 - Tennis. December 31, 1953.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Dutch swimming team from Hungary. September 9, 1953. Hungary

Image of members of the Utrechtsche Gymnastiek- and screen association BATO in the stands during, presumably, circle matches of the Stichtse Turnkring or federal matches of the K.N.G.V. (Royal Dutch Gymnastics Association).

Anefo photo collection. World record 3 x 100 meter disabled Geertje Wielema Nel Gerritsen Irma Schulmaker. December 2, 1950

Anefo photo collection. Swimming Championship of the Netherlands Groningen, ladies 100 m freestyle. August 7, 1955. Groningen

Anefo photo collection. "Your winter vacation" exhibition in Rai opened, Mr. Dony cuts the ribbon for the ski boating, links miss tourism. October 23, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. unknown . International Amsterdam athletics competitions 400 meters ladies Tilly van der Zwaard. 13 June 1962

Anefo photo collection. International swimming competitions South Belgium La Louvière. From left Ritton, Van Rooy, N. Camb text broken off. March 17, 1956. La Louvière

Anefo photo collection. First day National swimming championships in swimming pool Den Hommel in Utrecht. July 23, 1972. Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Football match and hockeywedststrjd in Brussels. Belgian hockey team. July 28, 1945. Brussels

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Swimming Championships Nijmegen. August 16, 1953. Nijmegen

Anefo photo collection. International swimming competitions in Bremen, Adrie Lasteri. March 8, 1964. Bremen

Young women wearing swimming costumes standing in row

Anefo photo collection. National Championships Art Swimming Ria Huistede Nienke Te Riet F. Eigenberg H. Balkeneden M. Sibeyn and J. Smit. March 25, 1962

Seven members of the English Womens Cricket team - who will come to Australia. August 13, 1939. (Photo by The Topical Press Agency Ltd.).

New Plymouth Amateur Athletic Centre Members, circa 1931, by William Oakley. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971.

Award ceremony..

Portrait of an unidentified Boxer and his Trainers, circa 1928, maker unknown. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971.

Anefo photo collection. Marij Kok 400 m freestyle New Record 5 min 9.9 sec to Hauser cup. March 12, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Swimming in Sportfondsenbad Oost. March 15, 1954

Anefo photo collection. European swimming championships, v.l.n.r. East Germany, Russia, Hungary 4 x 100 meter withheld. 26 August 1966

Anefo photo collection. For the 25th time swimming competitions for the I. P. Hauserbeker, swimming team of the old glory. April 9, 1960

Anefo photo collection. International swimming competitions in Utrecht. Piet ten Thije and Miss van Brenk. August 8, 1953. Utrecht (city)

Anefo photo collection. Olympic selection competitions for Rome in Birkhoven v.L.n.R. Jans Koster, W. van Breukelen, C. Schimmel. July 3, 1960. Birkhoven

Anefo photo collection. Dik Langerhorst Champion 1500 meters freestyle Men, congratulations by Cocky Guestrooms. August 1, 1965

Winners of ladies events swimming carnival at Island Bay black-and-white negatives

Afghanistan. kabul sports students. 1941.

Davis Cup 1952 - Left to Right V. Seixas, T. Trabert, K. McGregor, *****. January 02, 1952.

Anefo photo collection. Seventh European Cup for Zangvoordracht in Knokke, the singing crew on the trampoline on the beach. July 10, 1965. Knokke

Duke at Manly. January 01, 1934.

Patsy Kline, Harry Stone, Battling Reddy

Anefo photo collection. Second selection competitions for Olympic Games in Haarlem. July 24, 1960. Haarlem

Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimming championships in Appelscha, 100m freestyle ladies, v.l.n.r. Judith de Nijs, Corrie Schimmel, W. Lambour. August 8, 1959

Anefo photo collection. Western 25 years of lifeguard Jan van Galenbad. 13 June 1952

Premier Team of Northern Suburbs Season 1912-13.L.To.R: H. M. Hay, L. Solomons, C. D. Bell, S. McKelvey, G. Murray. January 17, 1948.

Anefo photo collection. Olympic Summer Games Helsinki (1952). Coca Cola Drinking Participants Olympic Games. July 18, 1952. Finland, Helsinki

New Plymouth Surf Life Saving Club, circa 1930, by William Oakley. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971.

Anefo photo collection. Skating championships on the Jaap Edenbaan in Amsterdam vv.L.n.R. Carry Geijsen, Ans Schut and Stien Kaiser. January 3, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. International swimming competitions South Belgium La Louvere. Mary cook (center), from Ekris (left) and Peter (right. March 17, 1956

Sports of the police. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Anefo photo collection. Geertje Wielema Record improvement 500 meter freestyle. April 9, 1951

New York Athletic Club Swim Relay Team, winners of the Olympic Relay Championship at the 1904 Olympics

Anefo photo collection. European Swimming Championships in Monaco. Hannie Termeulen (entirely left), second in 100 meter freestyle during ceremony protocol. September 13, 1947. Monaco

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Rowing Championships Bosbaan, r. Redele, l. Wezenbeek (SKIF). July 5, 1959

Anefo photo collection. Preparation Tour de France in Mulhouse (France) Dutch riders share signatures to girls costumes. June 24, 1959

Historical picture of sportswoman

Anefo photo collection. Rowing Dutch ladies championships on Bosbaan. The ladies eight of Viking Tachos after their victory achieved. July 7, 1968. Amsterdam, Amsterdamse Bos, Bosbaan, Noord-Holland

Empire Games Rowing on Lake Karapiro. February 6. Australian winners of the Eights carrying their skiff from the lake. February 16, 1950.

Anefo photo collection. European Rowing Championships 1966, ladies, the English champion. August 22, 1966

Sports group. Idrottsgrupp.

Two swimmers, 1920s to 1930s, by Roland Searle.

Anefo photo collection. Tennis championships on the Mets jobs in Scheveningen third Ned. champions mixed doubles; Mrs. F. de Soet-ten Bosch and W. Maris. August 17, 1958. Scheveningen, South Holland

Robin Biddulph, the Sydney swimmer, and his coach, Mr. Tom Farrell. They will visit Port Kembla, with other simmers, for the official opening of the club on April 11. March 29, 1937.

Anefo photo collection. Second selection competitions for Olympic Games in Haarlem. Gretta cook. July 24, 1960. Haarlem

Anefo photo collection. Interland Swimming Meeting Netherlands against Great Britain in Waalwijk, v.L.n.R. Ria van Velzen, Ada de Haan, Cocky Guestous, Tineke Lagerberg. July 26, 1959

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Championship Figure Skiing of the Hoky in The Hague, v.L.n.R. Joan Haanappel (2nd), Sjoukje Dijkstra, Willy Ten Hoopen (3rd). March 14, 1960. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix present in Expohal in Hilversum, at Lustrum Invalide Sports Club, Princess Beatrix at one of the participants. May 30, 1964. Hilversum

Anefo photo collection. Preparations for world road championships, the teams. August 14, 1959

Photograph of the Japanese swimming team at the 1932 Olympic games.

Historic photograph, three women in sports dress with two balls, around 1931

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Swimming Championships 1968. Relay swimmers honored as winners. August 2, 1968. Utrecht (Prov.), Utrecht (city)

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Canoe Championships Haarlem (10,000 meters of seniors). July 7, 1962. Haarlem

Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimming team for Barcelona trains in Den Hommel Utrecht. Ton van Klooster, Linda de Boer, Anke Rijnders. August 19, 1970. Utrecht

Happy Winner - Loraine Joyce Crapp, right of Australia, smiles happily after wining Women's 110-yard freestyle swim race in British Empire games here today. She did it in 1 minute 5 and 8/10 seconds. Second in the close race was Virginia Grant of Canada, left with arm around Lorraine. August 02, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Mr. Latcham Robinson, (President of Gorden Island Social Committee) a Dockyard employee of Admiral ***** applaud the winning team. When the Navy defeated the Dockyard Employee in the annual Swimming relay. March 01, 1948.

09/03/1918. Royal family summer vacation. HM Queen Victoria Eugenia (X) Witnessing the "Tennis" Championship Matches in Zarauz.

Sports. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Anefo photo collection. Departure of Dutch participants Olympic Games by Schiphol. From left from Zijl, Eef Kamerbeek, Henk Visser, Puck van Duyne, Brouwer, Grandwahl, $. October 28, 1956. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Italy. Rome. Academy Rowing. Forum Mussolini. 1939

Anefo photo collection. Finish Tour de United Nations in Arnhem. Congratulation of the winner. August 2, 1957. Arnhem

Left: The Oxford boat-race crew which hopes, after many years of reverses to "take some of the starch out of the Cambridge shirtfronts", and end music-hall jokes. April 2, 1936. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Ltd.)

Anefo photo collection. World Championship Figure Skating 1964 in Dortmund. On the Erepodium v.l.n.r. Regine Heitzer, Sjoukje Dijkstra and Petra Burka. February 29, 1964. Dortmund, Germany

Anefo photo collection. European Forest Job Rowing Chart, Danish two without. August 9, 1964. Amsterdam, Amsterdamse Bos, Bosbaan, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Swimming championships in the Netherlands in Heerlen. Van der Linden, Bontekoe, of Spinels. August 5, 1961. Heerlen, Limburg

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix opens sports hall Strijland in Nijkerk. September 26, 1972. Nijkerk

Eyes on the champ! Seconds are out, any moment the nell will ring, and Allen Storrer, 11, will slide off the chair in a London gym ring for a hammer-and-tongs battle. January 3, 1955. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Anefo photo collection. Dutch athletics championships in Groningen, Hilda Slaman. August 14, 1965. Groningen

Anefo photo collection. European Swimming Championships in Monaco. Love step team (4x100) finished second. September 14, 1947. Monaco

Cycling race, the winner, 1920, 1920s, exact location unknown, Germany, Europe

Grigorii panitchkine, abdon pamich, donald thompson, VII european athletics championship, belgrade, 1962

Olympic Games 1948 - Women Discussion - ***** M. Ostermeyer of France ***** gold winner of the Women's ***** even with 137ft 6½ ***** she stands between G.E.C. - ***** Italy who was second (left) ***** of France, third. July 31, 1948.

The finalists of a women's fencing competition at the Giacomo Carlini Stadium, June 29, 1937, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.

Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimmers back from South Africa. March 31, 1963. South Africa

Anefo photo collection. Tennis Championship of the Netherlands on the Mets jobs in Scheveningen. August 13, 1958. Scheveningen, South Holland

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