Well Annette Kellerman truely was a hero to her generation. Not only did she emancipate women from the conservative and constricting swimwear but she showed women they could do so much more with their lives than ever before.

As an elite athelete, she showed dedication to her sport, the magnitude ofher physical and emotional strength and her commitment to her health.

As an entertainer, she showed women could be sexual and sensual without being sexualised. She proved women could maintain dignity and gain respect by using poise, grace and strength.

As an ambassador to women stifled by the prudish morals of a turn of the 21st century society, Annette Kellerman became the voice of a generation of women liberated and muse to many who had fallen in love...

And she was a bit rude. Love it.