watch her; the Amateur
Diving Association wasn’t
formed until 1901; diving for
men didn’t become an
Olympic sport until 1904, and
for women not until 1912. So
Finney’s ‘leap’ from London
Bridge would have been the
first time many people had
seen a dive at all.
Born in Southport in 1872,
Finney’s brother James was a
champion swimming
professor and together they
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