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  • Swimming and Water Polo

    Swimming and Water Polo

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    This vintage video from the early 1990s shows why the sport of water polo is the perfect compliment to swimming and now, with youth programs like flippaball in Australia and Splashball in the USA, the sport can help swimming retain athletes after swimming lessons by beginning programs that will keep young athletes in the pool…

  • A History of Santa Clara Swimming

    A History of Santa Clara Swimming

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    The Santa Clara Gold Rush, narrated by Bing Crosby and produced in 1968 tells the story of how George Haines helped to make Santa Clara world renown in the sport of swimming. Courtesy of swimminghalloffame on YouTube

  • George Haines and Fred Schmidt on the Butterfly

    George Haines and Fred Schmidt on the Butterfly

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    At the 1961 AAU National Swimming and Diving Championships, George Haines describes the butterfly technique to Bud Palmer while high school sensation Fred Schmidt demonstrates. Fred won gold at the 1964 Olympic Game, later became a Navy Seal and helped recover several Apollo space crafts on their return from the moon.