Open Water Swimming


By David McGlynn | September 19, 2012

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The open water has attracted swimmers for ages. Where there’s a lake, river, channel, ocean, or bay, there’s likely a swimmer who’s tried to conquer it. Commentator David McGlynn found himself attracted to one such swim.

David McGlynn

David McGlynn

David McGlynn is the author of A Door in the Ocean and The End of the Straight and Narrow. His stories and essays have appeared in Men’s Health, The Huffington Post, Best American Sports Writing, and numerous literary journals. He teaches at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he lives with his wife and...
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