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All Wet: 1925
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/29/2008 - 11:49am.
August 22, 1925. Clarence Ross of the New York Athletic Club, winner of the first three-mile National Long Distance Swimming Race, on the Potomac River at the Key Bridge. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
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I'll second!
Submitted by Su on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 4:27pm.
Clarence is definitely a hottie, and he looks like fun!
I nominate . . .
Submitted by monica on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 2:09pm.
. . . Clarence to be added to the "Handsome Rakes" group!
WOW!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 2:21pm.
Wow! This guy is so handsome, he looks like my husband!
His swimsuit
Submitted by Laura on Sun, 03/02/2008 - 9:10pm.
...looks like it might have been made out of wool, as I believe many of them were back then. I cannot imagine anything more uncomfortable, but I guess wool was the only thing they had at the time that didn't go see-through when it got wet, or get too clingy. Though, from the looks of this photo...ahem...wool still had its own issues.
Not that I'm complaining.
Given a choice between this or a speedo, I'm torn.
Swimsuit Issues
Submitted by brontosauri on Fri, 02/29/2008 - 11:21pm.
What is his suit made out of? Its very ... er ... clingy, but not in a bad way.
Mr. Ross is very fit, indeed!
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