Brighton Swimming Club - Established 1860

Why are you making this particular Data Lifeboat?
This is an archive of photos I took of Brighton Swimming Club form 2003 to 2023. Brighton Swimming Club has a rich history dating back to 1860 when it was founded. There was a recent project to archive its history that involved the Sussex records office so that the club’s history would not be l lost. This Data Lifeboat will insure that the club’s more recent history is preserved as well.

What's important to you about these photos?
From 2003 to 2023 I worked as a free lance photographer, but I would always take photos of Brighton Swimming Club's sea swimming activities for fun. I have been a member of Brighton Swimming Club sea swimming section since I moved to Brighton in 2003 and have swam all round in the sea ever since. These photos show friends and family some of whom have since passed so they are very dear to me. When I joined the club in 2003 the club had small run down changing facility with 20 or so regularly sea swimmers just west of Brighton Palace Pier, the club now has a better facility which was moved into in 2012 just east of the pier. Just after covid we had 250 sea swimming members at the club’s peak. I have been honoured to witness a small slice of the club’s history and I am sure the club will still be here long after I am gone.

What is it for?
This Data Lifeboat was built for personal, educational and archiving use.

Additional Questions

Imagine your Data Lifeboat is unearthed in 60 years from now. What would you want the person looking at it to know?
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And what would you want them to know about you?
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How would you feel if someone made this Data Lifeboat public after that length of time?
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Can you think of anything you wouldn't want that person to use this Data Lifeboat for?
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What do you know about the people in these pictures?
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Are you a member of the community or communities depicted in this Data Lifeboat?
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How do you imagine those people would feel about you including pictures of them?
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Can you think of any potential privacy issues people in the images may have concerns about—or be compromised by? Even a long time from now?
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Who would you like to share this Data Lifeboat with?
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Where are you planning to keep it?
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Do you think this archive contains any sensitive information future viewers should know about, even in comments or descriptions?
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What unintended consequences or potential harms can you envision?
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If you think about this Data Lifeboat coming from a moment in time, what else could you say about the collection? What contemporary information or trends or contexts might be interesting to note?
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What kind of harmful material is lurking in this Data Lifeboat, or what convinced you there isn't any?
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If you could donate this Data Lifeboat to any archive in the world, which one would you choose, and why?
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