International Marathon
Swimming Hall of Fame in
1982 and is considered one of
the earliest pioneers of open-
water swimming. The 1828
Book of the Society of
Psychrolutes at Eton contains
a calendar with notable dates
in the history of swimming,
including the birth of Lord
Byron, ‘the first poet and first
swimmer of his age’. Born
with a contracted Achilles
tendon, ‘Swimming gave him
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