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A Cynical Devil’s Dictionary of (Open Water) Swimming Words and Terms

In the early twentieth century, American satirist Ambrose Bierce collected his weekly newspaper columns into a book which he intended to call a Cynic’s Dictionary. His repeated characterisation as a devil by various US politicians of the day led to its publication under the title of Devil’s Dictionary. I have neither the wit not skill of…

January 31, 2014 in Humour, Open Water swimming.

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