Police Swimming
circa 1920
This formal portrait of a police swimming team from Oldham in the early 1920s captures the pride and camaraderie of local officers off-duty. Dressed in traditional one-piece swimwear adorned with crests and medals, these men reflect a spirit of discipline, athleticism, and solidarity.
Behind them, the stark brick wall and cobbled ground suggest a local bathhouse or training yard — common in industrial towns like Oldham. Their serious expressions and upright posture speak of a time when public service was steeped in both honour and physical readiness.
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Behind them, the stark brick wall and cobbled ground suggest a local bathhouse or training yard — common in industrial towns like Oldham. Their serious expressions and upright posture speak of a time when public service was steeped in both honour and physical readiness.
🏊 Did your grandfather swim for the force?
Preserve his legacy by uploading photos to Oldpik.com, the living archive of forgotten moments.
SEO Tags:
Oldham police history, vintage UK swim teams, 1920s police athletics, historic swimwear Britain, interwar police force UK, Oldham police photo archive, Edwardian police sports, police officers 1920s UK, Oldpik historic photo collections
Contributed by OldPik on January 7, 2024
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