Joan Harrison, South Africa’s First Olympic Swimming Champion, Passes Away At 89
Joan Harrison, South Africa’s first Olympic swimming gold medalist, has died at 89. She won 100 backstroke gold at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
The Evolution Of Competitive Swimwear
Swimwear has come a long way during the sport’s history, with today’s textile tech suits a far cry from what we saw in the early 1900s.
The History of Swimwear
“Wool was virtually the only fiber that was available. While cotton was a booming business at the time it creates a denser fiber than wool and does not have any of wool’s natural water-repelling capabilities.” (Image: Buster Crabbe, 1932 Olympic gold medalist, 400m freestyle)
