Word: swimmer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...handle of the our came back and hit Proctor in the stomach. In that event, they claimed he might have slumped forward, tipping the boat and falling out. His efforts to catch his breath would result in his lungs filling with water, and although he might be a good swimmer, rendered him incapable of saving himself. It was exceedingly misty Monday afternoon, and improbable that there were any other boats in the vicinity...
...that an accident may have occurred. The inclement weather, to gather with the scheduled races, offered small inducement to scullers yesterday, and it is doubtful whether there were any other boats in the vicinity. The river is very narrow at that point, however, and it is thought that a swimmer of even ordinary ability could have reached the shore. Rules for sculling in the University demand that a man who takes out a wherry be able to swim four lengths of the Big Tree Swimming Pool. He is also instructed implicitly to remain by his shell in case of accident...
According to the great swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller, a determined effort is to be made to have Miss Sybil Bauer, of Chicago, compete against men backstroke swimmers at the Olympic games next summer...
Gifford Pinchot, Governor of Pennsylvania: "A canoe which I was paddling up the Yellow Breeches Creek near Harrisburg, capsized in the rapids, pitching me headlong into the swift current. Being an excellent swimmer, I reached the shore, where my wife helped me from the water. Drenched, hatless, I walked more than a mile to a farm hourse. Next day I was none the worse for my chilling experience. The newspaper made a great joke over the fact that I had been...
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