"...a fascinating book ...very readable, informative and entertaining... excellent illustrations." Leicester Mercury. "...the whole story makes for a fascinating social history." Bristol Evening Post. "Superb" Daniel Start (Wild Swimming). This captivating book puts flesh on the bones of British history, exposing for the first time the dramatic impact that swimmers have had on culture and morals. It explores the reason for a change in attitudes that has shaped the lives of every man woman and child in Great Britain and to varying degrees the world. British swimmers once filled the lakes and waterways of England. How did these sportsmen, the pride of the nation, find themselves chased out of the water, rounded up and confined to indoor swimming pools? Discover how pride turned to prejudice as swimmers sparked the development of the unique British culture of prudery. This book fills the conspicuous gap in un