Swim

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Image: Mr Withnell's winter swim

Mr Withnell's winter swim

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Image: Mr Withnell's winter swim

Mr Withnell's winter swim

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Image: Children learning to swim

Children learning to swim

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Image: Miss Lily Copplestone, English endurance swimmer

Miss Lily Copplestone, English endurance swimmer

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Image: Swimmers at Paremata beach, Porirua

Swimmers at Paremata beach, Porirua

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Image: Swimmers at Plimmerton beach, Porirua

Swimmers at Plimmerton beach, Porirua

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Image: Swimmers during learn to swim week, at a suburban swimming pool, probably Wellington region, ca 1939

Swimmers during learn to swim week, at a suburban swimming pool, probably Wellington region, ca 1939

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Image: Children learning to swim at Wadestown School, Wellington

Children learning to swim at Wadestown School, Wellington

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Image: Swimmer Peter Hatch demonstrates overarm 'freestyle' swimming

Swimmer Peter Hatch demonstrates overarm 'freestyle' swimming

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Image: Swimmer Peter Hatch demonstrates 'butterfly stroke' swimming

Swimmer Peter Hatch demonstrates 'butterfly stroke' swimming

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Image: Swimmer Peter Hatch demonstrates overarm 'freestyle' swimming

Swimmer Peter Hatch demonstrates overarm 'freestyle' swimming

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Image: Swimmers, Mr J C Blakley and son, Colin

Swimmers, Mr J C Blakley and son, Colin

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Image: Children learning to swim at Evans Bay, Wellington

Children learning to swim at Evans Bay, Wellington

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Image: Surfers and swimmers, New Brighton beach, Christchurch

Surfers and swimmers, New Brighton beach, Christchurch

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Image: Children learning to swim at Evans Bay, Wellington

Children learning to swim at Evans Bay, Wellington

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Image: Assistant at Te Aro Baths, Wellington, teaching a boy to swim

Assistant at Te Aro Baths, Wellington, teaching a boy to swim

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Image: Swimmers and crowd on the beach, Days Bay, Lower Hutt

Swimmers and crowd on the beach, Days Bay, Lower Hutt

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Image: Swimmer Peter Hatch demonstrates 'butterfly stroke' swimming, [Freyberg Swimming Pool, Wellington City?]

Swimmer Peter Hatch demonstrates 'butterfly stroke' swimming, [Freyberg Swimming Pool, Wellington City?]

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Image: New Zealanders at 1 NZ Convalescent Depot enjoy a swim at Santo Spirito, Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by George Bull

New Zealanders at 1 NZ Convalescent Depot enjoy a swim at Santo Spirito, Italy, World War II - Photograph taken by George Bull

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Image: An unidentified woman, sheltering under an umbrella and talking to swimmers, Naenae Olympic Swimming Pool, Lower Hutt

An unidentified woman, sheltering under an umbrella and talking to swimmers, Naenae Olympic Swimming Pool, Lower Hutt

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Image: A women and two children, wearing swimming costumes in the sea

A women and two children, wearing swimming costumes in the sea

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Image: Men modelling swimming costumes

Men modelling swimming costumes

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Image: Swimming sports at Iona College, Havelock North

Swimming sports at Iona College, Havelock North

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Image: Women in bathing costume lying on a beach

Women in bathing costume lying on a beach

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Image: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :Swimming. 24 June 2014

Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :Swimming. 24 June 2014

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Image: Women swimmers in their bathing costumes; participants in a swimming race between Somes/Matiu Island in Wellington Harbour and Petone, Lower Hutt

Women swimmers in their bathing costumes; participants in a swimming race between Somes/Matiu Island in Wellington Harbour and Petone, Lower Hutt

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Image: Group portrait of members of the Avon Rowing Club, showing four young men in swimming costumes, with a young boy coxswain sitting in center [holding a boat rudder?], and oars crossed diagonally behind, outside the Avon Rowing Club boatshed, Christchurch

Group portrait of members of the Avon Rowing Club, showing four young men in swimming costumes, with a young boy coxswain sitting in center [holdin...

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Image: Bernard Cyril Freyberg

Bernard Cyril Freyberg

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Image: Group in swimming costumes at Kairakau Beach, Hawke's Bay

Group in swimming costumes at Kairakau Beach, Hawke's Bay

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Image: New Zealand Graphic & Ladies Journal :Sketches at a ladies' swimming contest. A spill; In meditation; Biding her time; Now for a plunge; A good one to follow; Standing at ease. [1892]

New Zealand Graphic & Ladies Journal :Sketches at a ladies' swimming contest. A spill; In meditation; Biding her time; Now for a plunge; A good one...

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Image: Two children wearing swimming costumes in shallows

Two children wearing swimming costumes in shallows

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