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USMS Long Course Nationals
By Susan Ludwig. Sixty-five world records and 89 USMS records were shattered at this year’s USMS Long Course National Championships, held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Swimming at the Bottom of the World
By Lynne Cox. Lynne Cox is the most celebrated open- water swimmer of our time. Her 1988 swim from Little Diomede Island (USA) to Big Diomede (USSR) across the Bering Sea was unprecedented. What’s more, her swim improved relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Here, Cox recounts another of her epochal swims—and her successful effort at swimming diplomacy.
The Short, the Long and the Almost Ugly
Br Philip Whitten, September is a great time for ocean swimming. This year, September saw dozens of outstanding ocean racing among them were the La Jolla Rough Water Swim, the Tiburon Mile Swim and the Maui Channel Relay.
Poughkeepsie Pianist Making Waves
By Michael J. Stott. Middle-aged, concert pianist. Peter Krauss has made an inspirational transformation from non-swimmer to lifeguard in just five years.
.. . N o B u t t s A b o u t I t !
By Phillip Whitten. Americans have long viewed the swimmer’s body as a cultural ideal. But a great body is not just about arms, legs, chest and torso. Butts count too.
USMS History Project
By Susan Ludwig. An ambitious effort has been initiat- ed to identify every swimmer who has ever been named a USMS All-American or earned Top Ten recognition.
