I did a report about this guy in high school, dude was insane. Supposedly he swam up the Mississippi River for a race and dislocated his shoulder halfway through and was still able to win. Don't quote that from me tho, it's been a while since I've thought about him.
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Reply to TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed. by lemontreelemur
I did a report about this guy in high school, dude was insane. Supposedly he swam up the Mississippi River for a race and dislocated his shoulder halfway through and was still able to win. Don't quote that from me tho, it's been a while since I've thought about him.