Lady Swimmers of the 1920s
How three British women swimmers took the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics by storm.
How three British women swimmers took the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics by storm.
In the Roaring Twenties, women's swimming was a glamorous sport and the best athletes were household names around the world. In 1928, three British swimmers - Joyce Cooper, Jean McDowell and Cissie Stewart - took the Amsterdam Olympics by storm. They shared their memories with the oral historian, Anita Tedder. The programme is a Whistledown Production. It was first broadcast in 2011.
Photo: The British women's team in Holland.