Above: A page of diving positions depicting swimmer and silent film star Annette Kellerman from Bernarr Macfadden’s 1928 book The Encyclopedia of Physical Culture.
Interestingly, I stumbled across a slideshow of photos by Frederick W. Glasier. As you can see, he apparently took the photos for Macfadden’s book:
And just to add to the Kellerfun, more Annette:
Well, this was well worth waiting for. And informative, too; I always labored under the naive misconception that Gibson Girls were like Mogwais — you weren’t supposed to get them wet.
Clearly, a strapping girl. God bless her.
Looks very healthy.
Great photos. Really admire this woman.