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Vicki Valosik

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Why No Men Will Compete in Synchronized Swimming in Paris

For the first time, men are permitted to compete in artistic swimming at the 2024 Olympics. But none will.

by Vicki Valosik via Made By History on August 5, 2024
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Women Have the Daring to Be Real Life Savers

How a tragedy in New York City convinced Americans to learn how to swim.

by Vicki Valosik via HNN on July 16, 2024
On the Time Benjamin Franklin, American Show-Off, Jumped Naked Into the Thames

On our millennia-long love-hate relationship with getting in the water.

by Vicki Valosik via Literary Hub on June 27, 2024
Just When You Thought It Wasn’t Safe…

How Wilbert Longfellow turned America into a nation of swimmers.

by Vicki Valosik via The American Scholar on June 24, 2024

Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water

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