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Professor Gus Sundstrom at 68 can swim around Manhattan Isle — Has saved 3 lives, coached America’s first great swimmers and is still one of the greatest examples of a good, healthy body.
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The statement presents Professor Gus Sundstrom as an unusually fit 68-year-old. It highlights his ability to swim around Manhattan Isle, his having saved three lives, and his coaching of leading American swimmers. Together, these details portray him as a model of physical health, whose strength and continued activity are offered as evidence of what a healthy body can achieve.
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