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From ‘just a swimmer’ to a ‘swimming mother’: women’s embodied experiences of recreational aquatic activity with pre-school children

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Pages 141-156 | Received 27 May 2014, Accepted 08 Jul 2014, Published online: 24 Sep 2014

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