Word: swimming
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...back toward Sicily. The going was tougher now; her right arm developed a cramp; she swallowed sea water and vomited. Only her legs kept her going. At last, after 5 hrs. and 22 min. in the water, Mary Revell staggered ashore at Grotta, Sicily-the first person ever to swim the Messina Strait both ways. She blew a kiss to the cheering crowd on the beach, then collapsed...
...those who would rather sink than swim, Frankfurt Engineer Hanns Trippel has produced a one-man submarine which was the hit of the recent West Berlin In ternational Boat Show. Made of a glass-silk polyester, the U24 weighs only 485 Ibs., and its four six-volt batteries drive it at about five knots on the surface, slightly faster under water. The U24 can dive as deep as 98 ft., is equipped with an oxygen supply and an air-washing system that allows submersion for eight hours at a time. Dealer Erich Mylius of Hamburg reports more than 500 orders...
...other events today, the team of Bill Chadsey, Al Engelberg, Pringle, and either Gregg, Skalinder, or Dennis Hunter will face strong competition from Yale and Princeton in the medley relay. Skalinder and Hunter will also go in the 50-yard freestyle, and Stephen Seagren will swim the 500-yard free. Dave Abramson, Harvard's undefeated 500 star, along with several other swimmers and divers is not making the trip because of exams...
...Friday the Crimson breaststroke squad of Pringle, Chadsey, and Porky Pitts should enter the 200-yard event, though Pringle may choose to defend his 200-yard individual title instead. Ed Seaton will swim in the 200-yard event. Princeton's Gardiner Green in the breaststroke and Yale's Ed Townsend in the medley should provide the leading competition...
...According to crustacean-wise Brazilian naturalists, some lobsters swim, some...