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  • Roger Deakin
    Roger Deakin
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    Nature Versus the Jewish Ladies

    I love Roger Deakin’s classic paean to open-water swimming, but I can’t get past his line about Jewish ladies in red jackets with big gold buttons

    byMark Oppenheimer
  • City children bathing for free at the Battery, New York City, c. 1908.
    City children bathing for free at the Battery, New York City, c. 1908.
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    In the Swim

    Jewish visionaries helped create New York City’s public pools

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • Rose Pitonof, champion long-distance swimmer
    Rose Pitonof, champion long-distance swimmer
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    Remembering Rose Pitonof: The Real Coney Island Mermaid

    At age 15, Rose Pitonof made history by swimming 21 miles to reach the Coney Island Steeplechase

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • Penny Oleksiak of Canada, Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark compete in heat six of the Women's 100m Butterfly on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
    Penny Oleksiak of Canada, Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark compete in heat six of the Women's 100m Butterfly on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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    The Palestinian Olympic-Swimming-Pool-Sized Lie

    The media reported that a Palestinian swimmer didn’t have access to an Olympic-size swimming pool because of Israel. Technically, this was true. She had access to several.

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • Ryan Lochte of USA competes in the Men's 100m Butterfly semi finals during day one of the 11th FINA Short Course World Championships at the Sinan Erdem Dome on December 12, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.(Clive Rose/Getty Images)
    Ryan Lochte of USA competes in the Men's 100m Butterfly semi finals during day one of the 11th FINA Short Course World Championships at the Sinan Erdem Dome on December 12, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.(Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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    Ryan Lochte’s Talmud Lesson

    The Talmud tells parents to teach our kids to swim. The Olympic champ and reality TV star makes that easier.

    byMalina Saval
  • Dara Torres last week.(Frederic J. Brown/AFP/GettyImages)
    Dara Torres last week.(Frederic J. Brown/AFP/GettyImages)
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    Swimmer Torres Will Be Missed in London

    In praise of this great Jewish competitor

    byRoy Abrams
  • Hedy Bienenfeld modeling a swimsuit.(Lilith)
    Hedy Bienenfeld modeling a swimsuit.(Lilith)
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    Bold Strokes

    The three brave Viennese Jewish swimmers who boycotted Hitler’s Olympics

    byMarc Tracy
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    Who Is This Decade’s Best Jewish Athlete?

    Sorry, New Yorkers, but it may be Youkilis

    byMarc Tracy
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