Queering Indoor Swimming in the UK: Transgender and Non-binary wellbeing

Authors: Caudwell, J.

Journal: Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volume: 46

Issue: 4

Pages: 338-362

eISSN: 1552-7638

ISSN: 0193-7235

DOI: 10.1177/01937235211043648

Abstract:

This paper draws from a research project that was initiated in 2017 and continued in to 2020. It followed on from previous University-LGBT + community projects (e.g., football versus homophobia 2012–2018) and involved working with a local transgender social group, specifically, their engagement with once-a-month recreational swim sessions. The research findings that are discussed come from sixty-three research participant's ‘drawings’, three focus groups including a professionally drawn illustration of two of these focus groups, and nine semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the qualitative data demonstrates the significance of play and pleasure, feeling free, and transgender and non-binary imaginations to physical activity participation, and wellbeing. These three themes are presented through the lens of queer/queering and transfeminism. As such, the paper has two aims: to document the experiences of physical activity by an often-excluded group; and to evaluate the concept of queering to an understanding of indoor recreational swimming and wellbeing.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36250/

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Queering Indoor Swimming in the UK: Transgender and Non-binary wellbeing

Authors: Caudwell, J.

Journal: JOURNAL OF SPORT & SOCIAL ISSUES

Volume: 46

Issue: 4

Pages: 338-362

eISSN: 1552-7638

ISSN: 0193-7235

DOI: 10.1177/01937235211043648

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36250/

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Queering Indoor Swimming in the UK: Transgender and Non-binary wellbeing

Authors: Caudwell, J.

Journal: Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Publisher: SAGE

ISSN: 0193-7235

DOI: 10.1177/01937235211043648

Abstract:

This paper draws from a research project that was initiated in 2017 and continued in to 2020. It followed on from previous University-LGBT + community projects (e.g., football versus homophobia 2012–2018) and involved working with a local transgender social group, specifically, their engagement with once-a-month recreational swim sessions. The research findings that are discussed come from sixty-three research participant’s ‘drawings’, three focus groups including a professionally drawn illustration of two of these focus groups, and nine semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the qualitative data demonstrates the significance of play and pleasure, feeling free, and transgender and non-binary imaginations to physical activity participation, and wellbeing. These three themes are presented through the lens of queer/queering and transfeminism. As such, the paper has two aims: to document the experiences of physical activity by an often-excluded group; and to evaluate the concept of queering to an understanding of indoor recreational swimming and wellbeing.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36250/

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Queering Indoor Swimming in the UK: Transgender and Non-binary wellbeing

Authors: Caudwell, J.

Journal: Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volume: 46

Issue: 4

Pages: 338-362

ISSN: 0193-7235

Abstract:

This paper draws from a research project that was initiated in 2017 and continued in to 2020. It followed on from previous University-LGBT + community projects (e.g., football versus homophobia 2012–2018) and involved working with a local transgender social group, specifically, their engagement with once-a-month recreational swim sessions. The research findings that are discussed come from sixty-three research participant’s ‘drawings’, three focus groups including a professionally drawn illustration of two of these focus groups, and nine semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the qualitative data demonstrates the significance of play and pleasure, feeling free, and transgender and non-binary imaginations to physical activity participation, and wellbeing. These three themes are presented through the lens of queer/queering and transfeminism. As such, the paper has two aims: to document the experiences of physical activity by an often-excluded group; and to evaluate the concept of queering to an understanding of indoor recreational swimming and wellbeing.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36250/

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