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Daisy Littlewood in 1908 and
a lifebuoy is now the club’s
logo.
Another women’s club, the
Surrey Ladies, was formed
even earlier than the Kingston
Club, for in 1880 they held
their ‘sixth annual
entertainment’ at the Surrey
County Baths, where they
gave displays of ‘elegant and
rapid swimming’ competing
for a writing desk, a lady’s
toilet case and a tête-à-tête tea