swimming

1980s

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The crew and captain are hanging out with the passengers, entertaining…

1950s

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A man in a tuxedo and woman in an apron come dancing into a kitchen.…

1940s

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Seals race around a track and jump high over a fence to a crowd of…

1930s, 1940s

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Still photographs and some motion picture footage of the Sutro Baths…

1950s

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High angle wide shot of men running track during a hurdles event.…

1960s

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A dorsal shot of two boys walk toward a building (public swimming pool…

1970s

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Silent film style footage of a man who can’t swim flailing and…

1940s

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Cliff diving in Acapulco, Mexico. Wide and overhead shots as men dive…

1950s

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LS of man diving off diving board into hotel swimming pool set against…

1960s

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Surfer on top of wave, wipes out. Surfer falls off board. Man swims to…

1960s

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Group of surfers wipes out, one surfs. Man surfs on wave, falls of…

1960s

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Group of surfers on wave, one falls off board.