1936 Summer Olympic games

The American diver and gold medallist Dorothy Poynton-Hill during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
From: Photographien mit Aufnahmen der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1936 in Berlin | src Jeschke-Jádi Auktionhaus (JVV-148-561)
Lothar Rübelt (1901–1990) ~ Diver Dorothy Poynton-Hill, Olympic gold medalist in artistic jumping, 1936 | src OstLicht

Vintage bathers

J. Mandel ~ Jolie Baigneuse. French vintage postcard. Alfred Noyer stamp, numbered 405. | src eBay
Bather / swimmer training for the Olympic games in the lake in the Arboretum park, Los Angeles, 1932
General Picture News. January 5th, 1932 | src Drouot ~ Photographies de Presse

Vintage divers in midair

Diver plunging into a river and spectators on rowing boats. Press photo. | src Drouot
Diver with balloons. Press photo. | src Drouot
Sport, natation, sport nautique. Circa 1900-50. Photographies de presse | src Drouot

Pike dive, 1933

The Scissor Dive. Press Photograph, 1933 / The Classic Photo Fair London 2023
«The Scissor Dive» (sic). Press Photograph, 1933 | src The Classic Photo Fair London 2023 via ODLP ~ l’œil de la photographie

Bending over backwards

bending over backwards, bending back, diver, diving
Ron Bull :: Cindy Shatto dips her head into a downturn in the final of Olympic platform diving. Canada, July 25th, 1976. | src Getty Images
Ron Bull :: Cindy Shatto dips her head into a downturn in the final of Olympic platform diving. Canada, July 25th, 1976. | src Getty Images

Bending over backwards: Cindy Shatto of Toronto dips her head into a downturn last night in the final of Olympic platform diving. Miss Shatto was in second place after three dives; but fell back to fifth at the end; one rank ahead of teammate Teri York of Vancouver. Elena Vaytsekhovskaia of the Soviet Union; who said she took to diving because swimming is dull; was gold medalist. Canada. July 25th, 1976 (Ron Dull for Toronto Star)

‘Swimmers’ toned cyanotypes

Rosalind Hobley :: Swimmer. Cyanotype print toned in tea and coffee. | Rosalind Hobley Facebook page
Rosalind Hobley :: Swimmer. Cyanotype print toned in tea and coffee. | Rosalind Hobley Facebook page
Rosalind Hobley :: Swimmer. Cyanotype print toned in tea and coffee. | Rosalind Hobley Facebook page
Rosalind Hobley :: Swimmer. Cyanotype print toned in tea and coffee. | Rosalind Hobley Facebook page
Rosalind Hobley :: Swimmer portrait. From Swimmers series, 2019-2020. Cyanotype toned with tea and coffee. | Rosalind Hobley Facebook page
Rosalind Hobley :: Swimmer portrait. From Swimmers series, 2019-2020. Cyanotype toned with tea and coffee. | Rosalind Hobley Facebook page
Rosalind Hobley :: Swimmer VIII. From Swimmers series, 2019-2020. Cyanotype. | Rosalind Hobley official website

Swimmers series by R. Hobley

Rosalind Hobley :: From Swimmers series, 2019-2020. Cyanotype. | Rosalind Hobley official website
Rosalind Hobley :: From Swimmers series, 2019-2020. Cyanotype. | Rosalind Hobley official website
Rosalind Hobley :: Cherry in Freefall. From Swimmers series, 2019-2020 | Rosalind Hobley official website
Rosalind Hobley :: Cherry in Freefall. From Swimmers series, 2019-2020. Cyanotype. | Rosalind Hobley official website
Rosalind Hobley :: Swimmer VIII. From Swimmers series, 2019-2020 | Rosalind Hobley official website
Rosalind Hobley :: Swimmer VIII. From Swimmers series, 2019-2020. Cyanotype. | Rosalind Hobley official website
Rosalind Hobley :: Swimmer portrait. From Swimmers series, 2019-2020. Cyanotype toned with tea and coffee. | Rosalind Hobley on Fb

Hobley shot these series before the Covid-19 pandemic. Later, during the lock-down she experimented with different kind of papers, developing processes and toning. The last one of this post is a cyanotype print toned in tea and coffee: “This photograph was taken on a shoot last year and printed using a large format negative and sunlight, during the lockdown.” quoted from Hobley’s Facebook page

Plane landing accident, 1926

George R. Watson :: Pilot Chas. Widmen & Helpers Right after Plane Landing Accident, 1926. Vintage gelatin silver print. Signed in ink in the image. Titled and dated on typewritten label, mount verso. | src Klotz Gallery
George R. Watson :: Pilot Chas. Widmen & Helpers Right after Plane Landing Accident, 1926. Vintage gelatin silver print. Signed in ink in the image. Titled and dated on typewritten label, mount verso. | src Klotz Gallery

Hjördis, 1921-09-20

Hjördis på huvudet bakåt / Hjördis dives back, Lovö, Sverige, 1921-09-20. | src Berit Wallenberg's collection at Swedish Heritage Board
Hjördis på huvudet bakåt / Hjördis dives back, Lovö, Sverige, 1921-09-20. | src Berit Wallenberg Samling Swedish Heritage Board
Hjördis slår över / Hjördis turns over, Lovö, Sverige, 1921-09-20. | src Berit Wallenberg's collection at Swedish Heritage Board
Hjördis slår över / Hjördis turns over, Lovö, Sverige, 1921-09-20. | src Berit Wallenberg’s collection Swedish Heritage Board
Hjördis fotograferad framifrån / Hjördis, front view, 1921-09-20
Hjördis med bortvänt huvud / Hjördis with head turned away, 1921-09-20