Couple next to a speedboat on trailer

Photographer John Konrads (1942 - 2021)

Date1958-1959

Object number00051511

NameSlide

MediumCellulose acetate slide, colour

DimensionsOverall: 50 x 50 x 1 mm

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionPhotograph of a a couple standing in front of a speedboat on a trailer at Long Beach, California. Image is from the collection of swimmer John Konrads. SignificanceThis collection of personal apparel and clothing, programs, notes, awards and medals represents not only the swimming career of John Konrads but also yields information about swimming techniques, training styles, strokes and competition more broadly, in what is known as a golden age of Australian swimming, the late 1950s and early 60s. Other material, including documents and singing performances from his brief television career, represent his life beyond swimming and what is now a common career path for telegenic Australian sporting champions - the media. The material has significance and interpretive potential for the information it contains, the freshness of the original photographs taken on training camps and in competition by an insider, by Konrads, alongside the public images of swimming champions of the era. It presents a nice range of material which renders accessible the competitive touring and training regimes of the era.