Continuing the series of posts from my new book SPLASH!
From Chapter 5:
The revival of swimming in the English-speaking world owed much to three Founding Fathers, including Benjamin Franklin. While working in a London printinghouse in his early twenties, Franklin gained such a reputation as a swimmer that he thought briefly of opening a swimming school in the city, rather than returning to the colonies. Think of how that have changed the history of the sport, and of the future America.