In 1968, when he was appointed to the Pinellas-Pasco circuit court bench, Beach was in his late 30s, smoking three packs a day, and couldnรขโฌโขt go up a flight of stairs without breathing hard. He quit cold turkey and went back to the sport he had enjoyed in high school, swimming. That led to his competition in masters swimming events.
In addition to prolonging his life by improving his physical condition, swimming is good for him mentally, Beach says. รขโฌลItรขโฌโขs gotten me through some personal problems in my life, like my divorce. Iรขโฌโขve made some of my best law decisions right there in the pool. Iรขโฌโขve got all this time by myself, nobody is interrupting me and Iรขโฌโขll be thinking about some case and decide, รขโฌหThatรขโฌโขs what Iรขโฌโขm going to do.รขโฌโข Itรขโฌโขs a great influence, emotionally and physically.รขโฌย
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