What A Great Job In The Cold Ocean
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
Imagine having a job in Hollywood…swimming…in the ocean…and with dolphins…
That is what masters swimmer, coach and stuntman Tom Reudy did as a 22-year-old. The former competitive swimmer worked a stunt-double swimmer for Patrick Duffy in the 1970s television series Man from Atlantis.
Ready wrote, “I’m amazed how many people still remember the show. I did most of the swimming for him. It was a great experience, but it turned out to be a lot more difficult than I thought.
We did a lot of the shooting in Catalina [Island] which sounds pretty nice. However, it was winter and the temperature in the water was 57°F (13.8°C) and I hate cold water. I got through it.”
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
Imagine having a job in Hollywood…swimming…in the ocean…and with dolphins…
That is what masters swimmer, coach and stuntman Tom Reudy did as a 22-year-old. The former competitive swimmer worked a stunt-double swimmer for Patrick Duffy in the 1970s television series Man from Atlantis.
Ready wrote, “I’m amazed how many people still remember the show. I did most of the swimming for him. It was a great experience, but it turned out to be a lot more difficult than I thought.
We did a lot of the shooting in Catalina [Island] which sounds pretty nice. However, it was winter and the temperature in the water was 57°F (13.8°C) and I hate cold water. I got through it.”
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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