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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Tragedy Strikes Great Chesapeake Bay Swim</title><link>https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/11810/tragedy-strikes-great-chesapeake-bay-swim</link><description>www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../39450.asp 

Jim Matysek&amp;#39;s brother recently passed away during a OW swim. 

I would like to extend my sincere condolences to the Matysek family on the loss of his brother. Jim and Anna have devoted their lives to masters</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Tragedy Strikes Great Chesapeake Bay Swim</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/191035?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2014 03:46:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3ebf1f46-4d39-49ca-a2e9-688a4d01d398</guid><dc:creator>TRYM_Swimmer</dc:creator><description>So sorry to hear this!&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tragedy Strikes Great Chesapeake Bay Swim</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/191021?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2014 05:04:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7d1a4373-7aa1-4364-b36f-ff0c37b06123</guid><dc:creator>Jimbosback</dc:creator><description>Sorry for your terrible loss, Matyseks.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tragedy Strikes Great Chesapeake Bay Swim</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/190958?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:39:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:addaac0b-4863-414c-b09f-e80df3b8256c</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><description>Thank you, everyone.  Jim and his brothers Joe and Tom were all interviewed by several news outlets. Two nice profiles of Bob have been published:

Baltimore Sun article:
Swimmer had long experience in bay event
&lt;a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel/bs-md-drowned-swimmer-in-chesapeake-20140610,0,463032.story"&gt;www.baltimoresun.com/.../bs-md-drowned-swimmer-in-chesapeake-20140610,0,463032.story&lt;/a&gt;

Annapolis Capital Gazette article:
Family: Bay swimmer died doing what he loved
&lt;a href="http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/family-bay-swimmer-died-doing-what-he-loved/article_75acf2ee-657c-521f-b00c-e668b534937d.html"&gt;www.capitalgazette.com/.../article_75acf2ee-657c-521f-b00c-e668b534937d.html&lt;/a&gt;

Baltimore CBS coverage:
Family Says Man Who Died During Chesapeake Bay Swim Was A Great Athlete
&lt;a href="http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/video/10249051-family-says-man-who-died-during-chesapeake-bay-swim-was-a-great-athlete/"&gt;baltimore.cbslocal.com/.../&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tragedy Strikes Great Chesapeake Bay Swim</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/190942?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:34:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:bf1c9d60-08fc-4ece-9470-9ecbf3ba4fbb</guid><dc:creator>Elaine Krugman</dc:creator><description>How horrible!  Bruce and I are both so sorry!  Philipp wrote exactly what I feel, and my heart goes out to you two and your family.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tragedy Strikes Great Chesapeake Bay Swim</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/190930?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:37:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:854c25a4-9268-4b0e-b8ce-8dace62d7022</guid><dc:creator>Allen Stark</dc:creator><description>Oh no.I am so sorry for your loss.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tragedy Strikes Great Chesapeake Bay Swim</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/190917?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:34:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7d64c862-358c-4e5d-a5c9-de9f665bf2ca</guid><dc:creator>Swimosaur</dc:creator><description>Jim Matysek&amp;#39;s brother recently passed away during a OW swim. 

Sympathy to Jim, Anna Lea, and your whole family for such a terrible loss. I never met Robert, but you are all such great people. So sorry.

Family: Bay swimmer died doing what he loved.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tragedy Strikes Great Chesapeake Bay Swim</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/190909?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:32:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:77e93df6-8c95-4b8e-a47f-952305078bc2</guid><dc:creator>Bill Sive</dc:creator><description>Condolences to Jim and Anna, and the Matysek Family.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Tragedy Strikes Great Chesapeake Bay Swim</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/191013?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 04:12:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:025b1ecf-522b-4dca-97f7-9d95af82b4df</guid><dc:creator>smontanaro</dc:creator><description>Jim and Anna Lea, so sorry to hear about this.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>