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For 1,500 years, Western Europe ‘forgot’ how to swim, retreating from the water in terror. The return to swimming is a lesser-known triumph of the Enlightenment.

Posted by Algernon_Asimov
Tags: europe, swimming, enlightenment, skills, author.eric chaline, source.historytoday
https://www.historytoday.com/eric-chaline/how-europe-learnt-swim

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How Europe Learnt to Swim
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2247 words

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  1. Cliftonia
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    I had no idea swimming for fun was so modern.

    I had no idea swimming for fun was so modern.