Tag: Marie Annerstedt

SSSF, a multidisciplinary social sciences sport studies journal, welcomes articles that deal with sport and social change and social stability in a wide sense, articles about the profound and comprehensive processes affecting sport. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Open water swimmer Sally Bauer – a star but not a heroine by Claes Annerstedt & Marie Annerstedt (open access).

Within the male-dominated realm of long-distance swimming during the 1930s and 1940s, Sally Bauer’s accomplishments disrupted entrenched stereotypes of women as fragile and passive. She broke barriers and redefined societal perceptions of female athletes and their capabilities. However, despite her extraordinary achievements, Bauer was never fully acknowledged as a national icon or Swedish heroine. Societal biases of the time overshadowed her groundbreaking contributions, denying her the recognition she rightly deserved.