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Outside Magazine, August 2009

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Gallery: Laurin Weisenthal
The American swimmer looks to best a world record.

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Laurin Weisenthal (Photo by Andy Batt)

Laurin Weisenthal put off med school to train for the English Channel swimming record. Photographer Andy Batt caught up with the 25-year-old phenom during a training session in San Francisco.

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