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Counsilman, whose book "The Science of Swimming" has established him among the world's experts on swimming (the guy swam the English Channel this past summer at the age of 58 if you doubt that he knows what he's talking about), emphasizes the commitment shaving represents when speaking of the tactic's remarkable effectiveness...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Shaving: A Hair-Razing Dilemma | 2/8/1980 | See Source »

Despite hopes that "cats can't swim," the Tigers and Wildcats swam past anything that even remotely reminded the crowd of Crimson...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Tigers Whip Aquawomen; Harvard Record Hits 7-3 | 2/4/1980 | See Source »

Jimmy Carter's decision to decontrol the price of oil two years before it was legally mandated may have been the single biggest mistake of his tenure as president. Carter swam into the presidency / spouting populist rhetoric. He's still spouting, but his actions belie his words. On the issue of oil prices, he has flipped and flopped like a fish on the oil industry line...

Author: By Celia W. Dugger, | Title: Never the Twain Shall Meet | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

Because the ferry to Edgartown had been shut down at midnight, the Senator swam across the 500-ft.-wide channel and walked to his inn. He changed into dry clothes and spoke briefly to the innkeeper. Gargan and Markham, meanwhile, returned to the cottage for the night. Following Kennedy's instructions, they told no one about the accident...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Night That Haunts Him | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...past two years, each summer I've swam in an Olympic pool," he said, hinting at where he'd like to swim next summer...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: A Change in Altitude | 9/20/1979 | See Source »

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