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Changing TIDES

If a woman dived into a lake on a sunny day 100 years ago, she would have been arrested. It’s hard to believe, but women were only granted equal swimming access to men in the 1930s. These days, outdoor and open-water swimming are more popular with women than ever.

We may have a way to go before we achieve gender equality on land, but in the water we can swim as equals. This is mostly thanks to the ‘swimming suffragettes’ who fought for our right to swim. We also owe a

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