Friday, December 30, 2011

1908, London: The winning team of Great Britain.

The team of Great Britain winner at London 1908 Olympic Games. Along with the team, is standing in the middle, George W Hearn, President of the Amateur Swimming Association and first Honorary Secretary/Treasurer of FINA (founded on 19 Luly 1908 on the occasion of the London Olympics). The British players: George Cornet, Charles Forsyth, George Nevinson, Paul Radmilovic, Charles Smith, Tom Thould, George Wilkinson.
Source: courtesy of Mr. Mike G.Coles

Monday, December 26, 2011

1931, Paris: The National team of France

The National Water Polo team of France that took part at the 1931 European Championships held in Paris from 23–30 August.
Source: Bibliothèque Nationale de France http://www.bnf.fr/

Sunday, December 25, 2011

1929: The team of “Les Mouettes” of Paris

The women’s Water Polo Team of Paris “Les Mouettes” (Paris Seagulls) prior to a match played against “London Ladies” on September 11th 1929 at Croydon Baths (South London). Among the players of the team features, with the ball, Marie Braun (Netherlands), Olympic and European Swimming Champion in the 1920's.
Source: http://len.eu/ , (Photo: Swimming Times)

Saturday, December 24, 2011

1952, Helsinki: Hungary vs. Yugoslavia 2-2

Rare footage from the game of Hungary vs. Yugoslavia (2-2) for the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games (31st July 1952). Hungary: Róbert Antal, Antal Bolvári, Dezső Fábián, Dezső Gyarmati, István Hasznos, László Jeney, György Kárpáti, Dezső Lemhényi, Kálmán Markovits, Miklós Martin, Károly Szittya, István Szivós, György Vizvári. Yugoslavia: Juraj Amšel, Veljko Bakašun, Marko Brainović, Vladimir Ivković, Zdravko Ježić, Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, Ivo Kurtini, Lovro Radonjić , Dragoslav D. Šiljak, Ivo Štakula, Boško Vuksanović.
Source: ISHOF archives