Ocean swimming... and culture, inclusion and society

Michelle O’Shea (theconversation.com/profiles/michelle-oshea-457947) is a Senior Lecturer at Western Sydney University whose research interests dive into the areas of sport, culture and society, particularly with regard to swimming. She has looked into issues such as why swimming lessons for kids are important (westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/news_centre/story_archive/2020/why_should_my_child_take_swimming_lessons_and_what_do_they_need_to_know) , as well as the role of the swimming pool in society. Her research particularly examines issues relevant to gender and diversity, and how the pool (westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/news_centre/story_archive/2020/for_many_a_pool_swim_is_an_australian_birthright_lets_make_it_easier_for_solo_parents_to_claim_it) and the beach (theinertia.com/surf/the-myth-of-the-open-australian-beach-not-everyone-can-access-these-spaces-equally) , despite the great Australian egalitarian myth, can be quite exclusionary places.

Songs in this episode - all licensed under a Creative Commons License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) :

• The Magic of Diversity - The Egotwisters (soundcloud.com/the-egowisters/the-egotwisters-all-trakks)

• Inclusion - Tenshou Kikiko (soundcloud.com/tenshou-kikiko/inclusion)

• Diversity - Africk (soundcloud.com/africkmusic/diversity)

• Culture Vulture - Vincent Remember (soundcloud.com/vincent-remember/culture-vulture)

• Sapphire - Tobu (soundcloud.com/7obu)

Image from wikicommons (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fanny_Durack,_Mina_Wylie_1912.jpg)