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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. Mutual swimming competitions WSV Watervrienden Haarlem. April 14, 1946. Haarlem
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Anefo photo collection. Tour de France 1963. Jan Janssen with his teammate Dick Enthoven on a terrace. June 27, 1963
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Clem Sands - Boxer. July 21, 1950.
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Jack Gaxieu - Starter Australian Jockey Club was former well known amateur rider. December 20, 1949.
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Blocklines sport block no. John Treloar looks on while Ken Heath shows him the anomometer, the instrument which showed that the wind assisted Treloar in his amazing 100 yd dash of 9.5 sec. Below the anomemeter is the chemical burner which revealed the way the wind was blowing. February 25, 1948.
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Anefo photo collection. National sailing queen trees selva, mid. June 7, 1958
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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
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Portrait of Two Unidentified Young Athletes Nitrate negatives, black-and-white negatives
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Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimming championships in Emmen, Henri van OSC with Joop Schullemans. August 4, 1965. Emmen
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Bowling Club Opening, Wellington, October 1950, Wellington, by J.W. Chapman-Taylor.
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Historic photograph, female athletes with male trainer
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Anefo photo collection. Prince Claus opens sports hall De Seinpaal in Volendam. October 14, 1972. Noord-Holland, Volendam
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Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimming championships 1968. Winners 400 m alternating stroke, v.l.n.r. Betty Henkels (2), Hennie Penterman (1), Hella Rentema. August 4, 1968. Utrecht (prov.), Utrecht (city)
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Anefo photo collection. Avros dance tournament in the Kurhaus in Scheveningen the winning English team. 13 February 1960. Scheveningen, South Holland
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Anefo photo collection. National swimming competitions for Merweschaal. Marianne Heemskerk with mascot. January 14, 1962
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Anefo photo collection. Swimming competitions: Best All-rounds Swimmers in The Hague. Ria Van Velzen. November 26, 1961. The Hague, South Holland
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Flannagan Cup competitors, 1929, New Plymouth, by William Oakley. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971.
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01/31/1918. Boxing Contest. Weight of the Fans Who Have Fought at the Palace Hotel.
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Cricket Puts The Clock Back -- The Regency Club's top-hatted and quaintly-attired opening batsmen get a clap from Regency ladies as they go out to bat. Their curved bats are in the style of a century ago.A cricket match in the style of a hundred years ago was played at Brighton to-day (Wednesday). Wickets of two stumps, bats and balls of the period, and top-hatted players were features of a challenge match between the Regency Club and the Hambledon Club, birth-place of cricket. Of the two scorers, one cut notches on a stick in the good, old-fashioned way, the other using  modern scoring book in the interests of accuracy. August 07, 1946.
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Anefo photo collection. National swimming championship in Doetinchem. August 14, 1949. Doetinchem
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Anefo photo collection. Speedo Measure Swimming, Petra van Staveren, Annemarie Verstappen, Olanda de Rover and Conny van Bentum after honoring. January 28, 1984. Amersfoort
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Anefo photo collection. Honoring the Van der Grift world champion in Amsterdam. March 4, 1961. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Arrival American swimming team. Donna de Verona. August 17, 1961
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Photograph of the German men's rowing team at the 1932 Olympic games. Hans Eller, Horst Hoeck, Walter Meyer, Joachim Spremberg, Carlheinz Neumann and their trainer Tom Sullivan.
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Two Young Shirtless Mariners c.1956
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Winter Sports, Women's Ice Hockey Team, 1940s, exact location unknown, Germany, Europe
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"They Couldn't Wait." U.S. Olympic Track Stars Train On Deck Of Liner.Dean Cromwell (Head track coach - and coach of track in Olympics) for the U.S. team) - watching some of his men work out on the deck of the liner5. "America" which brought them to England for the Olympic Games events.(Left to right) Dean Cromwell (coach); Malvin G. Whitfield (Bay *****) (400 Metres-800 metres-1,600 Metres ***** H (Barney) Ewell (Lancaster, Pa) 100 Metres ***** 400 Metres Relay); William Harrison Dillard (Cleveland, Ohio) 100 Metres-400 Metres ***** and Melvin E. Patton (Los Angeles, California) (100 Metres - 200 Metres 400 Metres Relay). July 21, 1948. (Photo by Pictorial Department)
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Anefo photo collection. Opening of artificial ice rink in Deventer. October 13, 1962. Deventer
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Anefo photo collection. Buzzers water polo noonger to houses. Netherlands against France (2-1) .. Ton Stam and Kees de Wit. August 10, 1961. Houses
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Womens Tennis Finals At Wimbledon.Photo Shows. Miss Pauline Betz (U.S.A) the winner (left) and Miss L. Brough (U.S.A) walking out for their match in the ladies singles finals at Wimbledon this afternoon (Sat). July 23, 1946. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd)
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Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimmers to Copenhagen. October 30, 1951
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Australian Women V England Women At Scarborough -- The Australian team taking the field.First Test. England had scored 260 for 8 at the and of the first day's play in their match against the Australian women, at Scarborough. June 16, 1951. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).
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Anefo photo collection. Ladies hockey team in new Amstelveen costume. Two posing members of the team. June 16, 1971. Amstelveen, Noord-Holland
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Poll photo collection. Travel to Poland. Warsaw. Central Institute for Physical Exercise: Student in sports suit is equipped with a mask to measure breathing. 1934. Poland, Warsaw
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Anefo photo collection. National Championships Vijfkamp ladies, v.l.n.r. Miss Duin, Nel Zwier and Mieke de Graaf. July 29, 1962
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Anefo photo collection. Puck Brouwer puts signature. August 2, 1952
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Anefo photo collection. Dutch championships skating men's all-round in Deventer.  From left to right. Rudi Liebrechts (3rd), Kees Verkerk (1st) and Ard Schenk (2nd) .. December 27, 1965. Deventer
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Anefo photo collection. European swimming championships, the numbers one, two and three 200 meter breaststroke on stage. August 23, 1966. Utrecht
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Elaine Golding, Louise S. Debus, after the 'Battery to Coney Island Swim' on Aug. 23, 1914. Golding placed first, with time of 4 hours, 41 minutes. Debus was only 6 minutes behind her  (BSLOC_2018_4_194)
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Anefo photo collection. New Dutch ClubCord RDZ team Vlaardingen. January 8, 1955. Vlaardingen, South Holland
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Edition of the International Tennis Championships of Germany in Hamburg: that all held annually in Hamburg International Tennis Championship host has made Rothenbaum and its splendor of space equipment famous. The off game held 17 July by the 8.bis. Three were by the involved six German players. Besides the Danin Ms. Sperling, the birth-Germans, the hoshsten levels of Fame in Germany erklornmen.hat. In the competition gebliebensind on the narrow country channels tusk and Scott, the Australian Wy
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Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimming championships in Appelscha, Corrie Schimmel (in the middle) is congratulated by Judith de Nijs (L) and W. Lambour (R). August 8, 1959
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Anefo photo collection. Gymnastics world championships 1966 in Dortmund. The Dutch gymnasts, v.l.n.r. Heerschop, Klees, Kroes, Van Essen, Rietveld, Klunder and Belmer. September 22, 1966. Dortmund, Germany
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Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships in Kolpabad in Vlaardingen Hansje Bunschoten. July 28, 1973. Vlaardingen, South Holland
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Anefo photo collection. International swimming competitions in Bremen, Kleet Bimolt (R) is congratulated by the American Claudia Kolb. February 20, 1965. Bremen, Germany
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Anefo photo collection. Dutch Championship Tandem 1969. v.L.n.R.: Van Doorn, Merchant, Loevesijn and Janssen during the ceremony. August 7, 1969
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Anefo photo collection. National Tennis Championships The Hague Ten Bosch and the Indian Ms Davos. 12 August 1952
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Anefo photo collection. Sea Scheveningen seriously contaminated; Ladies "Scheveningen clean" promotion team beach. 17 August 1988. Scheveningen, South Holland
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Looking-In On The Boat Race -- Looking-in on boat race practice at Oxford to-day (Wednesday) we give you this reflection on fitness for the inter-varsity event Oxford V Cambridge, to be rowed on the Tideway, from Putney to Mortlake, on April 3. In the fixed tub practising before the mirror is James Cobbo of Magdian and Melbourne, Australia. Watching him are the ***** of Oxford rowing club, A.M.C. Quick (Merton College), stooping David Wells (Magdelen) and right Geoffrey Treasure *****. Melbourne and Oxford oarsman, James Cobbo has a mirror to help him as he tries out in a fixed "tub" during training for the inter-'varsity boat race on April 3. January 6, 1954. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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Olympics Winner Shows The Boys - America's Harrison Dillard, winner of the 100 metres event at the 1948 Olympics, points out some of his team mates at practices to two uniform-dressed boys who are messengers at the Olympic Games camp here. Dillard will be competing in the Games which start here on July 19. July 11, 1952.
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Anefo photo collection. Swimming the Netherlands against Germany in Brunssum, Links Cobi Sikkens, right ineke Reymerink. June 20, 1965. Brunssum
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Anefo photo collection. Four-day Nijmegen, third day, hiker is helped with the last meters by female participant. July 20, 1972. Nijmegen
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Gergaynia Beckett. February 10, 1955.
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Award ceremony and congratulations by Captain-Ter-Zee M.C. Bakker (1939, Commander of commands Maritime resources Den Helder (CMMHLDR)) at the Marine Swimming Championships in May 1989.
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Anefo photo collection. Europacup swimming ladies, Dutch team Alie Te Riet Veronica couple, Jose Damen and Enith Brigitha. August 18, 1973
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Anefo photo collection. Olympic skating team makes cruise, left Jan Pesma Sjoukje Dijkstra and Joan Haanappel. February 9, 1960
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Women Running in Surf. ca. 1935, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA, W-23--HAVE A SWIM WITH US AT WILDWOOD-BY-THE-SEA, N.J.
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Date: 1910-1915 - Palace Rink Team - Detroit.
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The International Physique contest held at the Sakura theater was won by (l to r) Ozell Register, Carol Ashey, B. Goodlow, Naoki Awai and Keiko Sadamitsu. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)
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bowls team shot
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