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<blockquote data-quote="forensicbuzz" data-source="post: 976827" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>Created a method of water survival called Drown-proofing at Georgia Tech in 1938 at the request of the U.S> Navy.</p><p>•<strong> The class was a requirement for graduation from 1940 through 1986.</strong></p><p>• Lanoue was also the diving and swimming coach and won many conference titles over the years.</p><p>• The program was adopted by other schools and was featured in Life Magazine in the 1950s.</p><p>• The method won acclaim from the military during World War II.</p><p>• The method is used to train the U.S. Navy Seals today.</p><p>• Lanoue was an amateur inventor and constantly came up with gadgets related to underwater adventures and experiments.</p><p>• He was very frugal and bought his clothing from secondhand stores.</p><p>• He taught physically handicapped children how to swim.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.livinghistory.gatech.edu/s/1481/45-lh/index.aspx?pgid=10063&gid=45&cid=20804#:~:text=Created%20a%20method%20of%20water,request%20of%20the%20U.S%3E%20Navy.&text=The%20class%20was%20a%20requirement%20for%20graduation%20from%201940%20through%201986." target="_blank">Link to GT website source</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forensicbuzz, post: 976827, member: 198"] Created a method of water survival called Drown-proofing at Georgia Tech in 1938 at the request of the U.S> Navy. •[B] The class was a requirement for graduation from 1940 through 1986.[/B] • Lanoue was also the diving and swimming coach and won many conference titles over the years. • The program was adopted by other schools and was featured in Life Magazine in the 1950s. • The method won acclaim from the military during World War II. • The method is used to train the U.S. Navy Seals today. • Lanoue was an amateur inventor and constantly came up with gadgets related to underwater adventures and experiments. • He was very frugal and bought his clothing from secondhand stores. • He taught physically handicapped children how to swim. [URL='https://www.livinghistory.gatech.edu/s/1481/45-lh/index.aspx?pgid=10063&gid=45&cid=20804#:~:text=Created%20a%20method%20of%20water,request%20of%20the%20U.S%3E%20Navy.&text=The%20class%20was%20a%20requirement%20for%20graduation%20from%201940%20through%201986.']Link to GT website source[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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