Padded Lilies
The Padded Lilies are a water ballet troupe of heavy-set women based out of Oakland, California, United States. The group was founded by fat activist Shirley Sheffield in 1997 to promote "synchronized swimming, body-acceptance, fat-empowerment, and fitness at any size." The Padded Lilies have been profiled in People magazine, interviewed by the British Medical Journal, and featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and in the short film "Weightless." In 2003 filmmaker Julie Wyman made a 27min film about the Padded Lilies called Buoyant. Fat activist Marilyn Wann has swum with them.
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Padded Lilies
The Padded Lilies are a water ballet troupe of heavy-set women based out of Oakland, California, United States. The group was founded by fat activist Shirley Sheffield in 1997 to promote "synchronized swimming, body-acceptance, fat-empowerment, and fitness at any size." The Padded Lilies have been profiled in People magazine, interviewed by the British Medical Journal, and featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and in the short film "Weightless." In 2003 filmmaker Julie Wyman made a 27min film about the Padded Lilies called Buoyant. Fat activist Marilyn Wann has swum with them.
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