Swimming Ascii Art by Joan Stark

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        It seems I have always loved the water. I started swimming
competitively as a youngster. I swam at the age group, high school,
and college levels. After a dozen or so years out of the pool, I have
returned to the world of Masters Swimming. I swim for the O*H*I*O
Masters team in the Lake Erie LMSC. If you are interested in knowing
more about U.S. Masters Swimming, let me know. Or you can link directly
to the USMS Web Site for locations, teams, & more information...
See USMS Top Ten Times- I qualified for '96- S.C.M. events. (fly, back,
IM, and relay). I also qualified for '97- S.C.M. events (back and fly)
As of 3/98, I have started a Masters' Swimming website which includes
team info and articles that I have written for our newsletter.
    Drop by if you're interested: Joan's Starting Block.
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~ SWIMMERS ~

to JavaScript ASCII animation of lap swimmer (Netscape 3.0)

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-=[butterflier]=-  11/96

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  jgs ~^~- `^-% ^~.%~%.^~-%-~.%-^.% ~`% ~-`%^`-~^~
         ~^- ~^- `~.^- %`~.%~-'%~^- %~^- ~^

                



-=[breast stroker]=-  11/96

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         ~^- ~^- `~.`.- %`~.%~-'%.'- %~^- ~
               ~^.-~^``.~^-~^-%.' ~-^~% -~^

-=[ swimming ]=- 7/98

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-=[ freestyle ]=-  12/96

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-=[swimmer]=-  11/96
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          / .-. \  (I'm ready for the 200 fly! )
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   freestyle

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~ swimmers ~  (early art!)
            _ |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
  6 lane   |1\|~~ _- ~~ --~ ~ ~~-_/\O_~~ ~~__~~ |
 swimming  |_||~~_~~ --~`~ -~~_~ _ ~_~~ ~ ~~~_~ |
   pool     _ |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
           |2\|~~ ~-- ~~~ _~~~/\O ~~~ ~~ ~~ ^^- |
           |_||  ~~~-- ~~ ~ ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~^^ ^-- -~|
            _ |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
 freestyle |3\|-- ~~~ ^~ -~~~  ^~~ /\O ~~--~ _~ |
   race    |_|| ~~ ~^~  ^~- ~~`` ^^ ~~ ~_~`~~ ^ |
            _ |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
           |4\| ~~~ ~^~ -^~~~ ~ `~~ ~~ /\O `~"~ |
           |_||~~^ ~^~ --_~~~ ~^"~~ ~~ ~ ~~~ ^~ |
            _ |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
           |5\|~~~^ ~~ ^~^ _^~~~~/\O ~~^~ "^~~ ~|
           |_|| ~~ ^~- ~~^ ^^`~ ~~ ~~ -^~~ ^~~ ^|
            _ |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
           |6\| ~~^  -^~~~ ~~ ~ ^~~ -~~ /\O ^~~ |
           |_||~~~~-~ ~"~ '~ ~~^~~ ~~ ~~ ^ ~~~ ~|
              |ooooooooooooooooooooospunkooooooo|

-=[ swimmer ]=-  4/97
         
      .-'~~'-.
    .'        '.
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   | / _    _ \ |
   |==(_)==(_)==|
   \/     \    \/
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      `-.__.-'

-=[ male swimmer ]=-  1/99

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-=[ ready for a swim ]=-  9/97

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          _/oo==\===|
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           \\_/  / /
            `--'\\`
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-=[ swimmer on starting block ]=-  2/98
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  ~~^~-~^~-~^-~~^~-~^~~^~-~^~

-=[ swimmer on starting block ]=-  7/98
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~ANOTHER SWIMMING SCENE- PERHAPS THE OLYMPICS?~
      _
(1)  {"o
     ( )=
     _"_|ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
     |1\|~~ _- ~~ --~ ~ ~~-_~~~_~~ ~~__~~ |
     |_||~~_~^~^_-~`~ -~~_~ _ ~_~~ ~~~~_~ |
        |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|

            _  _
(2)      |=(_){"o
             "
     __ |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
     |1\|~~ _- ~~ --~ ~ ~~-_~~~_~~ ~~__~~ |
     |_||~~_~^~^_-~`~ -~~_~ _ ~_~~ ~~~~_~ |
        |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|


                `  , '  ,
(3)           `   _ _  ,
     __ |ooooooooo H ooooooooooooooooooooo|
     |1\|~~ _-  ~~( ) ~ ~~-_~~~_~~ ~~__~~ |
     |_||~~_~^~^_-~`~ -~~_~ _ ~_~~ ~~~~_~ |
        |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|



(4)  __ |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
     |1\|~~~~~_-~~ ""-( )`{"o,-~ _~~ ~_~~ |
     |_||~~_~^~^_-~`~ -~~_~ _ ~_~~ ~~~~_~ |
        |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|



(5)  __ |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
     |1\|~~~~~_-~~-~~~-_^~~~-_ ""-( )`{"o,|
     |_||~~_~^~^_-~`~ -~~_~ _ ~_~~ ~~~~_~ |
        |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|



                                               ,whew
(6)  __ |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|{"o
     |1\|~~~~~_-~~-^~~-_~^~-~~-~ _~~ ~_~~ |( )'
     |_||~~_~^~^_-~`~ -~~_~ _ ~_~~ ~~~~_~ |-"- 
        |ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo|
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(7)          {"o  `(O)'   _
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           .__H__|  1  |,{o}.
           |  2  |     |__A__.
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  jgs      |_________________|

                  
                  
                  
-=[ United States Masters Swimming Loggo ]=-  12/96

                     .oOo.
                   .dP"  `q
                 .dP".oo.  'q
                dOP_dOOOOb   `
      (o)(o)(o)(o)(o)(o)(o)(o)(o)(o)
            ,   YOOOOP~dOP"
             `d. "YP'.dP"
        jgs    `d. .dP"
                 `YO'

-=[ USMS logo ]=-  7/98
                    _..._
                  .'  __ '.
                 /  .'  '. `\        U N I T E D   S T A T E S
               /`  / .--. `\_)    M A S T E R S   S W I M M I N G
     ®       /`   (_/    |
    ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
       _  |    /`)   ./
      ( \. '--' /  ./
       \. '.__.'  /
         '._   _.'
            '''

~ the logo from Masters Long Course Nationals~  8/96

     _________         _________ 
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    |   ____   \     /   ____   |
    |  |_   \   \   /   /   _|  |
    |__  |   \   \ /   /   |  __|
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       | | | \  \ . /  / | | |
    ___|_|_|__\_ /_\ _/__|_|_|___ 
   |           /'/_ `\           | 
   |         /'_/(_)             | 
   | O O O O O O O O O O O O O O | 
   |            (_)/ ./          | 
   |__________\. _/./____________| 
       | | | |  \ /    | | | |   
     __| | | |__ `   __| | | |__ 
    |   _| |_   |   |   _| |_   | 
    |  |_____|  |   |  |_____|  |
    |           |   |           | jgs 
    |___________|   |___________| 
   1996 USMS LONG COURSE NATIONALS
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
         August 22-25. 1996

~ happy shark/O*H*I*O Masters Swim Team Mascot ~  9/96
     o                                              
                              ___..                       ,
                      __..--''__ (                      .';
  o      __.-------.-'            `--..__             .'  ;
    _.--'   0)         .--._             ``--...____.'   .'
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    `````---....._____.....-   -..___       _____...--'-.'.
  jgs                   `-.___.'     ```````             `.;
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** backstroke flags ** 10/96

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** pace clock **  10/96
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      `\   `-._   30   _.-'   /'
   jgs  `\     `------'     /'
          `\______________/'

                  
 -=[ diving ]=-  12/96

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-=[ swimming scene ]=-  8/98

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 (  / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _  )
  ) jgs__ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / (
 ( / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / _ / )
  '-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'^'-'
  


-=[ swimmer ]=-  8/98

                    _.--'''''--._
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                 /                 \ 
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               ;                     ;
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               |_.:'   ':._.:'   ':._|
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               |(        | |        )|
               \_       (_ _)       _/
                 :       _ _       :
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                   \   `.-.-.'   /
                    '._  ```  _.'
         .-''''-.____) `-----' (____.-''''-.
       .`        |  |           |  |        `.
     .'          |  \    : :    /  |          `.
    /            |   '._     _.'   |            \
   ; jgs         /      `"""`      \             ;

And finally, an ascii not made by me but by a fellow Ascii Artist:

--=[AQUATIC GODDESS]=-- by Joris Bellenger (B'ger)
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  ||           %%%%%%%%%%%% _\         ~~ ~                 ||
  ||         %%%%%%%%%%%%%    >  ,___                       ||
  ||             %%%%%%%'  _`   / _==.                      ||
  ||                  __/ /____/ |          /_              ||
  ||      ~  ~~      /  _________|       <^)(((=(           ||
  ||               ~ \  .) )                "               ||
  ||       _\         \   (                    ~      ~~    ||
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