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#11 Youngsters at Brighton get their feet wet while learning proper form on August 20, 1934.

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#11 Youngsters at Brighton get their feet wet while learning proper form on August 20, 1934.

What Swimming Lessons Looked Like a Century Ago (Spoiler: No Swim Goggles)

#11 Youngsters at Brighton get their feet wet while learning proper form on August 20, 1934.

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←#10 Fast forward to 1923, when schoolboys had to master their swimming strokes on dry land—and their buddies—before getting anywhere near the water.
#12 These girls—pupils at the Virgo Fidelis Convent School—are having a swimming lesson at Crystal Palace Recreation Centre on October 2, 1967.→

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