Chel Micheline finds that being in the water frees her from spina bifida.īut swimming isn’t just about a cool dip in the lake: dog paddling can be embarrassing (unless, of course, you’re a dog!), so you’ll want to know a few basic strokes, the science behind and the history of which Congdon explains. Roxanne Winston thinks more black swimmers should “feel inspired to join the sport.” Kimberly Chambers almost lost her leg to “a freak accident,” but she still swims. Johnny Weissmuller, who later played Tarzan in the movies, was the first person to swim the 100-meter freestyle in less than a minute. Gertrude Ederle, for instance, was just 20 when she swam the English Channel in under 15 hours, a record she held for a quarter-century. Swimmers, as she shows in this book, come in all shapes, sizes and ages.
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