Swimming Pretty

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"[Valosik] give[s] an exhaustive history of swimming pretty without exhausting you. Her writing is lively and takes you right into each moment, then sends you off to tell everyone else about how tough this beautiful sport is-even if trying it sounds like a very tall order." -- Isabel Hardman - The Spectator "[A] fascinating book... [Valosik] compellingly conveys how difficult it is to stay underwa-ter for minutes at a time, to kick in concert with seven other potent pairs of legs, to propel one's body high out of the water-in full makeup and with a dazzling smile." -- Lucy Moore - Literary Review "In Swimming Pretty, Valosik puts the sport in a wide historical frame, showing how the very idea of women going into the water has both reflected and driven social change . . . Swimming Pretty features plenty of 'who knew?' moments and a teeming cast of characters." -- Jennifer Schuessler - The New York Times "[An] enlightening, well-researched history . . . As [Valosik's] book reveals in fascinating detail, although women's access to the water has been mired for centuries in gender politics... women have transformed swimming for everyone in fundamental ways." -- Sarah L Kaufman - The Wall Street Journal