Swimming experiment in McCurdy Natatorium

Item Information

Title:
Swimming experiment in McCurdy Natatorium
Description:
A photograph of Dr. Peter V. Karpovich conducting a swimming experiment in McCurdy Natatorium (ca. 1960-1970). The photograph shows a swimmer swimming in the pool attached to equipment. Dr. Karpovich is moving alongside pool, holding onto a wire and looking at something in left hand. There is a male assistant sitting on a bench against wall who has his hand on a piece of equipment and is leaning to his right. Only a corner of the pool can be seen.
Date:
[1960?–1970?]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Peter V. Karpovich Papers
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Springfield College--Faculty
McCurdy Natatorium
Judd Gymnasia
Karpovich, Peter V.
Springfield (Mass.)
Swimmers
Swimming
Experiments
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/20922
Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Notes:
Peter V. Karpovich (1896-1975), was born in Russia and trained as a medical doctor at the State Military Academy of Medicine in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia in 1919. Under increasing political and professional turmoil, he fled to Latvia in 1922. In Latvia, Karpovich worked at the Riga YMCA. In 1925, he traveled to the United States for an opportunity to conduct research at Springfield College. While there, he enrolled at the college as a special advanced student and earned a master’s degree in physical education. In 1927, while completing his studies, he became a professor of physiology at the college. In the late 1940s, he met and married his second wife, Josephine Rathbone, an acclaimed scholar of physical education and relaxation. From 1961 to 1969, he served as the director of the physiology research laboratory at Springfield College, where he published several seminal books. Karpovich was a founding member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a consultant to many government, private and educational organizations. He was and remains an internationally recognized pioneer in physical education.
This photograph is contained in a frame and is matted. The fram and matt have not been included in this scan.;
Identifier:
ms501-27-19-06-007