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2. Diana Nyad - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.diananyad.com. Diana Nyad / ˈnaɪˌæd / (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. [ 2] Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan (28 mi or 45 km) in record time, and in 1979 when she swam from Bimini, The Bahamas, to Juno ...

3. History of the bikini - Wikipedia

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   The new swimwear code was epitomized by surf star Malia Jones, who appeared on the June 1997 cover of Shape Magazine wearing a halter top two-piece for rough water. [71] After the 90s, however, the bikini came back again. US market research company NPD Group reported that sales of two-piece swimsuits nationwide jumped 80% in two years. [2]

4. Swimming (sport) - Wikipedia

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   Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, [ 1] with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual ...

5. The true story behind Diana Nyad's 110-mile, 52-hour ... - AOL

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   How many times did Diane Nyad attempt the swim before she succeeded? Nyad became a world-renowned swimmer in the 1970s, and made headlines in 1975 at age 25 for setting a world record by swimming ...

6. Gertrude Ederle - Wikipedia

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   Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 [ 1] – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. [ 2]

7. History of competitive swimwear - Wikipedia

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   History of competitive swimwear. The history of competitive swimwear has been dominated by concerns over public nudity in the first half of the 20th century and by efforts to reduce water drag in the second half. [ 1] Those efforts initially led swimmers to reduce the early sagging one-piece swimsuits down to briefs only.