Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The 1929 film Man with a Movie Camera shows Russian women wearing early two-piece swimsuits, which expose their midriff, and a few who are topless. Films of holidaymakers in Germany in the 1930s show women wearing two-piece suits, [19] In 1928, Speedo introduced their racerback silk suit that was optimized to fit the body shape. [20] [21]
Antikensammlung, 2nd century AD. Physical training has been present in human societies throughout history. Usually, it was performed for the purposes of preparing for physical competition or display, improving physical, emotional and mental health, and looking attractive. [1] It took a variety of different forms but quick dynamic exercises were ...
While men's events were an integral part of all Olympics, women's races were introduced only in 1912, and until 1924 were limited to a couple of freestyle events. Public nudity was a major concern in designing early swimwear. It was a major factor behind the non-participation of American women in the 1912 Olympics. [3]
The history of netball can be traced to the early development of basketball. A year after basketball was invented in 1891, the sport was modified for women to accommodate social conventions regarding their participation in sport, giving rise to women's basketball. Variations of women's basketball arose across the United States and in England.
1876 – In the first women's boxing match held in the United States, Nell Saunders defeated Rose Harland. Her prize was a silver butter dish. [15] 1882 – The YWCA of Boston sponsored the first ever athletic games for women. [15] 1884 – Maud Watson, of England, won the first Ladies' Singles title at Wimbledon.
Any unnecessary fat was inefficient. [6] This idea spread quickly, and at the turn of the 20th century the ideal female figure was between 5'3" and 5'7", and weighed between 125 and 140 lbs. [6] Sargent advocated that the ideal female figure for young and developing girls is a boyish one. This kind of figure allowed girls to more easily ...
Woman wearing a "sport suit," American, June 1920. Sportswear originally described interchangeable separates, as here. Signed "Evans, LA" Sportswear is an American fashion term originally used to describe separates, but which since the 1930s has come to be applied to day and evening fashions of varying degrees of formality that demonstrate a specific relaxed approach to their design, while ...
The book was written solely for men, as women did not normally ice skate in the late 18th century. It was with the publication of this manual that ice skating split into its two main disciplines, speed skating and figure skating. In 1813, Jean Garcin published the first book about ice skating in France, entitled Le vrai pattineur (The True ...