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Please join me at Politics and Prose Bookstore at the Wharf next Wednesday, July 10 for my DC launch of Swimming Pretty! I will be in conversation with author Michelle Brafman. 610 Waters St SW Washington, DC 20024 politics-prose.com/vicki-valosik

So fun talking with Smarty Pants podcast host Stephanie Bastek about my new book Swimming Pretty! The American Scholar theamericanscholar.org/bathing-badass…

Looking to beat the heat? If you can't go swimming, you can at least read about it! Here are some great nonfiction books about #swimming I discovered while researching Swimming Pretty. What others would you add? Check out jennylandreth Bonnie Tsui Caitlin Davies 🔍 Glenn Stout !

From vaudeville tank shows to the Olympic arena, this is the groundbreaking history of how women found synchronicity—and power—in water. SWIMMING PRETTY: The Untold Story of Women in Water by Vicki Valosik publishes in the UK today! Read more here: wwnorton.co.uk/books/97813240…

For decades, swimming was one of the few athletic activities women could pursue—albeit in uncomfortable, baggy, and not exactly aerodynamic attire. On Smarty Pants this week, Vicki Valosik introduces us to the woman who freed us theamericanscholar.org/bathing-badass…

Enjoy the Olympic Games by checking out Savanna Draper's picks of books written by past Olympians in her latest blog. ow.ly/V9m250SIGJS

New Episode! "The History of Synchronized Swimming" When the 1934 World’s Fair in Chicago was looking for an aquatic act to complement their new underwater lights, organizers turned to physical educ… With Vicki Valosik Player links & show notes: unsunghistorypodcast.com/synchro/ via

More words of residency wisdom from Vicki Valosik, whose book SWIMMING PRETTY is newly out from W. W. Norton & Company (perfect read during the #Olympics2024Paris)!

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Honored to see my book on the history of #ArtisticSwimming in the hands of the incredible #Olympians on Team USA—the very athletes who are writing the next chapter of our sport's history! Wishing #TeamUSA all the best next in next week's events! #synchronizedswimming #Paris2024

Looking for some Olympic reading inspiration? Swimming Pretty is in some stellar company in this list from TOWN&COUNTRY #artisticswimming townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporti…

Love watching the world's best artistic swimmers at the Olympics this week, but one thing is still missing: men! My piece in Time delves into into why we aren't seeing any male competitors, even though they have now been accepted by the IOC. time.com/7004871/men-sy…

If (like me) you raise an eyebrow about artistic/synchronised swimming as an Olympic sport, this wonderful book by Vicki Valosik is for us.

California friends, I would love to see you at one of my #SwimmingPretty book events in the Bay and LA areas. I'll be joined by an amazing lineup of swimmers and writers, including a show by the Aqualillies! #synchro #artisticswimming Liveright Books linktr.ee/admin

I loved talking with Keep the Flame Alive about the history of #artisticswimming and my book #SwimmingPretty!

So very proud of KEZ!

What a wonderful surprise to see Swimming Pretty as a staff pick on NPR's Books We Love list for 2024! 😍 I'm not only honored but also having fun discovering a bunch more books to add to my reading que! 📚 apps.npr.org/best-books/#ye…

Have you read “Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water“ yet? The book traces the unique history of artistic swimming—from the origin of some of the basic moves through to the modern Olympic arena. Author Vicki Valosik told us more ⤵️ insidesynchro.org/2024/12/05/ret…

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