The first swimming treatise in English was a translation of Everard Digby's 1587 tome, "De Arte Natandi," or "The Art of Swimming." The odd book shows and describes how men and women can float ...

Acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in 1975, “The Swimming Pool” has since 2019 occupied its own purpose-built gallery in the museum. And now is the perfect time to take a dip, because on Jan ...