defined a professional as
anyone who competed for
money prizes, wagers or
admission money, or who
‘made the art of swimming a
means of pecuniary profit’.
But an amateur could still
compete against a
professional for ‘honour or
for money’ if they handed the
prize over to the association.
The group then changed its
title, first to the London
Swimming Association and
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