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Tag: Johnny Weissmuller
Cold Water Acclimatization By Tarzan
Johnny Weissmuller benefitted from taking ice baths during his competitive swimming career and movie career as Tarzan.
The Roaring 20’s Of Open Water Swimming
The Roaring 20's Of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Roaring 20’s of the 20th century were an iconic period in U.S. and Western European history. There was a relatively booming economy, especially in the aftermath of World War I, where cars, telephones, movies, radio, and electrical appliances like washing machine
Winter Swimming In Lake Arrowhead Dates Back To Crabbe
Winter Swimming In Lake Arrowhead Dates Back To Crabbe Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Buster Crabbe was a two-time Olympic medalist (1928 and 1932) and a famous movie star and television actor who starred in a number of popular films in the 1930's and 1940's. He also played the title role in the serials Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers and
The Cry Of A Champion
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Conrad Wennerberg, who wrote one of the most definitive books on marathon swimming (Wind, Waves and Sunburn - A Brief History of Marathon Swimming), has a treasure trove of first-hand insights into the world of open water swimming. Here is one such interesting historical tidbit: Olympic hero and movie star
Olympic Champions Give Back To Swimming Community
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jim Cotton, one of the founders of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim and the Waikiki Swim Club, shared a tidbit of swimming history and its glorious past of helpful champions. "In the early 1970’s when we were getting the Waikiki Roughwater Swim started, Buster Crabbe, an Olympic champion who played Tarzan,
The Perfect Ideal Of A Male Swimmer
The Perfect Ideal Of A Male Swimmer Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Friendly and fit, intelligent and innovative, personable and professional. These are just some of the characteristics that define the masters swimmers walking around the George Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, California at the 2014 U.S. Masters
An Awards Ceremony Worth Remembering
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Conrad Wennerberg, who wrote one of the most definitive books on marathon swimming (Wind, Waves and Sunburn - A Brief History of Marathon Swimming), has a treasure trove of first-hand insights into marathon swimming and the world of open water swimming. Here is one such interesting historical
Buster Crabbe Was Ahead Of His Time
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Buster Crabbe, a two-time Olympic medalist, movie star, and television actor was an individual and aquapreneur before his time. Winter Swimming Crabbe lived in a mountain lodge at Lake Arrowhead, a mountain resort about 80 miles east of Los Angeles. According to Phil Cooper, he swam throughout the year in
Tarzan’s Support Of Marathon Swimming
Although he is best known as Tarzan and one of the greatest pool swimmers of all time with 5 Olympic gold medals, one bronze and 67 world records, Johnny Weissmuller was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1970. Besides his frequent dips in the open water in his Tarzan movies, Weissmuller's longest formal open water swim was the
