Wylie's Baths

Wylie's Baths is a tidal pool near Coogee Beach, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,[1] noted for holding the first Australian Swimming Championships,[2] and for being one of the first swimming baths for mixed gender swimming in Australia.[3] Wylie's Baths was built in 1907 by Henry Wylie.[4] Henry Wylie was the father of Mina Wylie who, along with Fanny Durack, were Australia's first female Olympic swimming representatives.

From 1959 to 1978, the baths were called Sunset Pool.[2]

Wylie's Baths is run by a management committee established in 1978 [5] comprising representatives from South Maroubra Dolphins Winter Swimming Club, Randwick & Coogee Amateur Swimming Club[6], the Coogee-Randwick RSL Diggers Swimming Club and the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club[7].

The baths are classified by the National Trust of Australia.[3]

References

  1. ^ UBD Sydney Street Directory, Universal Publishers Pty Ltd, 2010
  2. ^ a b "Wylie's Baths". About Randwick - Heritage - A to Z of people and places. Randwick City Council. http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/About_Randwick/Heritage/A_to_Z_of_people_and_places/Wylies_Baths/indexdl_223.aspx. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Wylie's Baths—mixed swimming". Australia's modern swimmers and ocean baths. Australian Government. 12 January 2009. http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/australias-modern-swimmers. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 
  4. ^ Eileen Slarke, A Century of Wylie's Baths Coogee, Wylie's Baths Trust Inc, 2001
  5. ^ Hazel Brombey and Maurie Daly, Randwick & Coogee Amateur Swimming Club 1896-1996, 1996
  6. ^ http://www.rcasc.org.au Randwick & Coogee Amateur Swimming Club
  7. ^ http://www.coogeesurfclub.com.au Coogee Surf Lifesaving Club

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