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D94986-2
Date(s)
- 1956-01 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Four young synchronized swimmers, names not provided, practice their routines in the Y.W.C.A. pool at 405 Broadway in January of 1956. Each girl has one leg bent and arms extended. They are all wearing black suits with small skirts and swim caps. Although this form of "water ballet" had been around since the turn of the 20th century, it seemed to gain a renewed popularity in the '40s and '50s when champion swimmer Esther Williams appeared in several Hollywood movies for MGM which featured elaborate swimming routines and diving. Photograph ordered by the Y.W.C.A.
Swimming--Tacoma; Synchronized swimming--Tacoma; Children swimming--Tacoma--1950-1960; Young Womens Christian Association (Tacoma);