Swimmer Eats While Floating (Dec, 1938)
Filed under: Just Weird, Sports — @ 11:34 pm
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1938
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1938
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Swimmer Eats While Floating
In training for a projected long-distance swim from Atlantic City, N. J., to the water-front site of the World’s Fair in New York City, Norris Kellam, 381-pound endurance swimmer, is shown at the right practicing the technique of eating while floating on his back. During his swim, Kellam plans to lunch once every two hours.
Quite a useful technique he’s got. I’ll think of it next time I step into the bathtub.
Comment by Ray B. — April 17, 2008 @ 2:16 am
I hope he’s got a waterproof lunch bag….and that sharks don’t like PB&J.
Comment by KoXa — April 17, 2008 @ 5:57 am
I wonder where he planned on keeping the milk bottles while he was swimming.
Comment by fluffy — April 17, 2008 @ 11:01 am
And that technique certainly won’t work in the open ocean, where the water isn’t glassy-smooth.
Comment by Rick Auricchio — April 17, 2008 @ 8:15 pm
“Kellam plans to lunch once every two hours.”
It looks like he already does.
Comment by Eamon — April 18, 2008 @ 7:08 am
..and after, he needs the ‘Weil Reducing Belt’ (to be admired somewhere else on this wonderful site)
j.
Comment by j. — April 19, 2008 @ 11:52 pm