Downstream

swims were frowned upon –
‘the hair is not perfectly
dried, and coryza [a head
cold] is sometimes the
consequence’. Swimmers also
risked catching a cold if they
bathed while it was raining,
and were advised not to swim
‘before digestion is finished’.
As for clothes, bathers
‘should use short drawers’,
but it was also of ‘great
importance to be able to swim
in jacket and trousers’. No