Vintage Athletic Performances

Historic black-and-white images of athletic performances showcasing diving, high jumping, and gymnastic feats.

Young woman in swimming costume on diving board

Venice, California: c. 1934. The new California sport on Venice Beach is ice planing. Larges cakes of ice are attached with rope to bicycles and the rider zips along down the beach behind the bike.

Photograph of Erich Campe (1912 - 1977) from Germany fighting at the 1932 Olympic games. Erich took silver in the Welterweight division.

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships in the paper mill in Groningen. Wieger Mensonides in Aktie. August 5, 1967. Groningen (city)

Adel breasts are exercising at the Royal Institute for the Marine ((Kim) in Den Helder.

Anefo photo collection. European men's European Roe Championships, plow pictures for competitions, various participants. August 26, 1954

Anefo photo collection. Nellie Theiler (Switzerland) 100 m. At Swim trainer Jan Stender. April 4, 1950

Three women exercising (EV004026_H)

Handsome Nude Male Choreography Dance Moves c.1951

New York, New York. Thomas Gilmartin is seen bowling at the Lighthouse, an institution for the blind, at 111 East Fifty-ninth Street. The rail on the left is a guide to the starting line - digital file from intermediary roll film | Library of Congress

Portrait of dancer Mary Wigman, photographed by Hugo Erfurth on silver gelatin paper, retouched, mounted on a box around 1928.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Judoserie. January 24, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Judoles at primary school in Amsterdam. November 13, 1961. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Young Bodybuilder Poses as Roman Soldier c.1949

Vintage Photograph. Boy running on field.

1950S Woman In Bikini Running And Jumping On The Beach Smiling

Vintage Photograph. Woman in fencing gear holding out saber in fighting stance. Frame 5

Anefo photo collection. Swimming festival on the occasion of 60th anniversary KNZB Ladies 60 years ago. September 24, 1948

Anefo photo collection. "Stone competitions" from the Amsterdam gymnastics in the Turnhal in Amsterdam. High-level Turner at aquatic bar. December 24, 1947. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. National Championships Gymnastics Ladies in Westervoort; Carry Zwarthoed in action. December 18, 1977

Miami, Florida: c. 1927. Girls from the Miami HIgh School dancing class get their accuracy, poise, and grace by having dancing practice on a goose-neck palm tree.

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championship in Doetinchem. August 14, 1949. Doetinchem

Training By The Sea -- Tommy Farr, Britain's premier heavyweight fighter even though he has yet to win his first fight in the United States, takes a work out on the Sunny beaches of Miami. March 11, 1939. (Photo by Wide World Photo).

Vintage photograph. Side view of man throwing bowling ball down lane.

Man jumps height ...

Bodybuilder Poses on Urn c.1956

Boxer Trains For Fight By Nova Methods - Lou Nova a new star rising over the horison of prize fighting, trained for his fight with Max Baer at Dr. Pierre Bernard's Clarkstown Country Club in Rockland County, N.Y., where he prepared himself by yoga methods for the bout and he won... Among exercises recommended by Dr. Bernard is tree climbing, which is here zealously performed by Nova. Nova was a warded title Paramahamsas" which may be translated as "equally developed in mind and body." August 5, 1939. (Photo by Karger, Pix Publishing Inc.)

1950S 1960S High Angle View Smiling Blond Woman In White One Piece Bathing Suit Water Skiing

Gymnastics, apparatus gymnastics, member of the German national team Anita Baerwirth doing a horse jump in Olympic woman's gymnastics

Anefo photo collection. New Dutch swimming arrow. February 6, 1961

Nude Bodybuilder Reaching Out c.1949

Hazard to the left. The girl in the foreground is launching, her opponent is thrusting the foil to one side. Fencing is a sport for individualists women like it because it is dramatic because they are not lost in a group, because the graceful movements of the game show them off to best advantage. April 22, 1948.

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships 1975 in Leidschendam. Enith Brigitta during the 200 m alternation. August 31, 1975. Leidschendam, South Holland

High angle view of a young woman playing with a beach ball on the beach

Man With Bat c.1962

Young man flexing his muscles

Anefo photo collection. European art swimming competitions T.G.v. The 20th anniversary of the Amsterdam swimming club "Admiraal de Ruyter", Ms. Balkenende and $. December 14, 1958

Anefo photo collection. International swimming competitions in Bremen, Zuld, Vansterie Heukels, Carl Robie) no. 33. 8 March 1964. Bremen

Hollywood, California: 1927 Silent film actress Gertrude Short does a backbend as part of her fitness routine.

Vintage Photograph. A woman doing the splits and smiling.

1930s WOMAN PLAYING TENNIS SWINGING RACKET

Anefo photo collection. Driving lessons in water, saving swimming. May 2, 1966

Over the 'waves', with no visible means of support, goes water-skier Annette Nayer, of Copenhagen, Denmark, practising at Ruislip Lido, ***** fro the world championships to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, next August. Now she's let go of the cow rope, Annette is ***** to start swimming, instead of skiing any second. She is an 18-year-old model and has been following the water sport for two years. Water skier Annette Nayer, 18, of Denmark, seen practising for the world championships to be held in Leb

Two women exercising with juggling pins (EV006596_H)

New York, New York: February 8, 1937 Viennese figure skater, Melitta Brunner, performs a solo dance at the Rockefeller Center skating pond as a benefit for the Red Cross fund for flood sufferers. It is her first trip to the United States.

A selection of striking athletic images captured at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Date: 1948

Anefo photo collection. "Stone competitions" from the Amsterdam Turnbond in the Turnhal in Amsterdam, Thea Belfter during free exercise. December 15, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. European turn championships. May 22, 1967

Marine table tennis championships at the MarineLiegkamp Valkenburg (MVKV).

Vintage Photograph. Woman diver seen taking formation during dive. Frame 3

Champions In Varsity Sports - E.B. Edwards, the Cambridge President, practising putting the shot at Fenner's in preparation for Monday's sports. There may be some records broken at the Cambridge University shorts, which take place at Fennet's on Monday next, and will supply many of the "blues" to meet Oat-ford in the inter-varsity. event later on. Apart from an excellent crop of native athletes, several outstanding performers from abroad will be showing their paces. February 18, 1949. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Two Young Men Playing in Pool c.1961

Low angle view of a mid adult man sliding on tightrope

Swimming competition in the Tiber, Rome, Italy, photo by P Lucchesi, from L'illustrazione Italiana, Year XXVIII, No 32, August 11, 1901.

Anefo photo collection. European swimming championships in Utrecht, Christine Caro from slide. August 21, 1966. Utrecht

Exercising in high-heel sandals

Vintage Photograph. Male bodybuilder striking pose in front of paper background, Frame 8

United States: c. 1927 Just before falling off his partner's aquaplane, a young man hams it up for the camera.

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

Four young women waterskiing in the sea

Baseball umpire making safe call

Two boys leapfrogging in park

Anefo photo collection. National swimming championships in the paper mill in Groningen. Elly Van Leuven. August 4, 1967. Groningen (city)

Lets jump for joy

Lets jump for joy

Anefo photo collection. European Waterski Championships on the Bosbaan. The Frenchman Jean Michel Jamin in Aktie. August 7, 1967. Amsterdam, Amsterdamse Bos, Bosbaan, Noord-Holland

Harry Cody with sports medals

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

Vintage Photograph. A porpoises performance making a basketball for two points.

Anefo photo collection. Gymnastics world championships 1966 in Dortmund. Czechoslovakian marianna krajcirova in action on the bridge with uneven leggers. September 22, 1966. Dortmund, West Germany

Anefo photo collection. Holiday on Ice Show, American World Champion Donald McPherson. December 12, 1972

Two naked women doing gymnastics, 1930s, exact place unknown, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Two-day round Ijsselmeer, W. van Dongen winner. June 20, 1954

Vintage photograph. Baseball catcher looking for ball in sky

Anefo photo collection. Twister championship in the Netherlands in Minerva pavilion. November 12, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Men performing acrobatic activity on penny farthing bicycle

Young Bodybuilder Poses at Competition c.1954

Swimming The Atlantic -- In "Queen Mary's" Swimming Pool - Charles Zimmy swimming on his back in the "Queen Mary's" swimming pool, with his indispensable cigar and a bottle of beer, as the liner left Southampton. When the "Queen Mary" left here for New York this morning, Charles Zimmy, the American Legless Swimmer, started to "Swim The Atlantic" in the calm waters of the liner's swimming pool. He smokes 15 or 20 cigars a day during his feats of endurance, and the expects to smoke over 100 cigars

Muscular Blond Brothers Prepare to Wrestle Nude c.1962

Anefo photo collection. Swimming-selection competition for Olympic Games, Annelies Maas and Enith Brigitha. June 26, 1976

Anefo photo collection. Internal. Swimming competitions Speedo measures in Amersfoort after final 200 m freestyle ladies, winner Cynthia Woodhead and Monique Bosga. February 2, 1980

Anefo photo collection. New world record 100 meter free battle of Cocky Guestrooms. Cocky guestrooms and trainer Dries Peute. March 3, 1956

Poll photo collection. Matches in the Frederiksberg swimming pool. Lars Larsson left and right Rolf Arestrep in the swimming pool of the Frederiksberg swimming hall. March 1954. Denmark, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen

Poll photo collection. The training of the Royal Danish Ballet. Teacher corrects and helps a girl standing on spTizen. March 1954. Denmark, Copenhagen

Pull as hard as you can (EV003108_H)

Shirtless Bodybuilder With Open Arms c.1951

Getting in shape (EV008031_H)

giappone, una scena di lottatori sumo, 1930 1940

Shirtless Muscular Sailor Carries Buoy c.1957

Historic photograph, three female athletes, around 1921

Mountain Man in Shorts and Boots with Driftwood c.1962

Anefo photo collection. Dutch swimming championships in The Hague; Anke Reynders. March 23, 1974. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Improving Dutch record 400 meter breaststroke. New Record Ada den Maan. November 16, 1956

Winner takes all (EV007956_H)

Anefo photo collection. Twentieth anniversary circus elbow. Play afternoon for children from Clubhuizen in Oude Rai Amsterdam. Pole climbing. December 17, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage photograph. Boy jumping in roller skates

Two young adult men wrestling

Anefo photo collection. National swimming pools Rotterdam, Ada de Haan in the middle. January 7, 1956. Rotterdam, South Holland

Rita Phillips, majorette / World Telegram & Sun photo by Wm. C. Greene. - digital file from original photograph | Library of Congress

G.K. Bainbridge (N.Y. Athletic Club) Winter of Jr. Foils Championship, 1908

Vintage photograph. Low angle view of young woman riding bicycle

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