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Three letters between Buck Dawson, the Executive Director of the International Swimming Hall of Fame at the time, and Joe Grossman. Dawson has discovered a new swimmer whom he is certain will \u201cre-inject some glamour\u201d into the pro racing circuit.<\/em><\/p>\n

11 May 1970<\/strong>
\nBuck Dawson to Joe Grossman: original<\/a><\/p>\n

14 May 1970<\/strong>
\nGrossman to Dawson: original<\/a> \u21d4 transcript<\/a><\/p>\n

20 July 1970<\/strong>
\nDawson to Grossman: original<\/a>
\n(This is a press release in letter form, extolling the virtues of the new glamour girl.)<\/em><\/p>\n

. . .<\/p>\n

These letters address, among many other things, the controversy surrounding Nyad’s 1974 WPMSF World Championship. Dennis Matuch’s explanation, “When is a world champion not a world champion?<\/a>” provides a diplomatic coda.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sept 1974<\/strong>
\nDiana Nyad to Dennis Matuch: original<\/a> \u21d4\u00a0transcript<\/a><\/p>\n

9 Nov 1974<\/strong>
\nNyad to Matuch: original<\/a> \u21d4\u00a0transcript<\/a><\/p>\n

Nov 1974<\/strong>
\nNyad to Matuch to Conrad Wennerberg: original<\/a> \u21d4\u00a0transcript<\/a><\/p>\n

4 Dec 1974<\/strong>
\nNyad to Sandra Bucha’s parents: original<\/a><\/p>\n

14 Dec 1974<\/strong>
\nNyad to Matuch: original<\/a> \u21d4\u00a0transcript<\/a><\/p>\n

Jan 1975<\/strong>
\n“When is a world champion not a world champion?<\/a>”
\n(Excerpted from Dennis Matuch’s “Distance Swimming” column in Swimming World Magazine<\/em>; complete column here<\/a>\u00a0and in WPMSF Bulletin #25<\/a>, Feb 1975 . )<\/p>\n

 

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