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This Week Last Year: Swimming
ByBlaine Moore April 27, 2008

This week last year was filled mostly with racing news, and what wasn’t racing was related in some way to swimming. I offered 9 methods for counting laps in the pool. I usually use the buoys on the lane dividers. A revolutionary in the shotput in the early 50s, Parry O’Brien died of a heart…

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Parry O’Brien dies while swimming
ByBlaine Moore April 23, 2007

Parry O’Brien revolutionized the shot putting competition in the early 50s when he begin spinning 180° before loosing the shot. He broke the world record 17 times in total, and won 2 gold medals and a silver medal over 12 years. He retired from athletic competition in 1966, but was still in shape and active….

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