When you were a kid, who was the person(s) you looked up to as the swimmer you wished you were. Or, who do you see as an older person you respect, swimmingly, right now?
I have a couple: Bill Yorzyck, Bob Proebsting, Wally Dobler.
Before I was a flyer, I can remember poring over swim magazines and loving to read about Lance Larson, Murray Rose, George Breen........
You got any ????
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As an age group swimmer, I admired Gail Amundrud. (WHO? all you Americans will say...) She was one of the first, if not the first, Canadian women who went under a minute for 100 LCM free. She competed in the 76 Olympics in Montreal, unfortunately doing better in the heats than in the semis or finals.
She swam for Ottawa Kingfish, now defunct I think, which was my age group team. I looked up to her figuratively and literally - she is over 6 feet tall. and As a larger than average kid, she helped me realize that size and female isn't a bad thing.
As an age group swimmer, I admired Gail Amundrud. (WHO? all you Americans will say...) She was one of the first, if not the first, Canadian women who went under a minute for 100 LCM free. She competed in the 76 Olympics in Montreal, unfortunately doing better in the heats than in the semis or finals.
She swam for Ottawa Kingfish, now defunct I think, which was my age group team. I looked up to her figuratively and literally - she is over 6 feet tall. and As a larger than average kid, she helped me realize that size and female isn't a bad thing.
