No One Saw It Coming

Where freestyle swimming really comes from


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At the beginning of the 20th century a new swimming stroke started to capture the world's attention. It was known as the 'Aussie crawl'. But what if its origins weren't really Australian at all?

Guests: 

Gary Osmond – Associate Professor, Sports History at the University of Queensland.

Dorothy Wickham - Editor/Curator of Melanesian News Network. You can learn more about the Roviana Lagoon Festival HERE

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