Flashback Fun: Epic Snow Swimming Good For a Few Laughs (Video)
Now that we are officially in winter, we wanted to take a trip back to the hilarity brought by former LSU swimmer Julius Gloeckner during a major snowstorm. Gloeckner put together an epic individual medley in the white stuff, covering all four strokes while he resided in Boston during a 2015 blizzard.
LSU swimming definitely represented itself well with a recent Blizzard Snow Swimming video from Boston.
Former LSU swimmer Julius Gloeckner, originally from Freiburg, Germany, decided to take part in the recent Snow Swimming trend on social media with the Northeast being crushed by snow in the past few weeks. His fiance, Emily Weil, uploaded the video to YouTube.
Unique to the video compared to most of the other snow swimming videos is that Gloeckner actually does a full IM in the snow, where more other attempts are either overblown snow angels or just freestyle.
Gloeckner had a strong career at LSU according to his final LSU bio from 2009.
“Leaves LSU as the most decorated swimmer in recent program history … His four individual school records (200 freestyle, 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 butterfly) are more than any other swimmer … Also part of two relay records during his time as a Tiger … Earned six All-America accolades during his career, including First-team honors in the 400-yard individual medley as a sophomore … Also claimed the third-place medal in that race at the 2007 SEC Championships … Voted the 2009 SEC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the SEC coaches for his outstanding accomplishments, both in the pool and in the classroom … Held the team’s fastest times in an astounding six races as both a freshman and sophomore … Led the Tigers in five events as a junior and four as a senior … Recipient of the program’s Most Outstanding Swimmer Award in 2007 … Received SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition in every year of his career.”
This article gained enough attention that it was picked up by TIME Magazine’s Sam Grossman.
These swimmers are crazy.
Loved it!!!
Lol that’s so funny
Hope Deb Dieter doesn’t see this . . . She may get some crazy idea for a swim meet or practice . . . Whoops . . . I tagged her . . . Sorry Grace Nordquist
Erna Salcinovic koldt men ret sjovt
Det er mega Nice! Men godt det ikke var mig
Jenn Lloyd…….this guys completely insane!!!
Yikes…. Brrr Riley Petrick
Ruth Bromley Lesley Williams Vicky Scholey Stephen Heselton
Wilson Josephson
I’m tapered & ready to go. You down to try this Saturday night?
my worst nightmare
Awesome!!!!!
I have a PLAN!
Practice tomorrow at our house!
Very funny !
He slowly turns purple!
I like it!
I love that he knows his stroke count enough to do the entire thing in place!
Firstly, I’ve seen video of a guy doing fly moving. Not in place, MOVING. If you’re going to say you snow swam a 100 IM, snow swim a 100 IM, not in place. Despite that, I’m proud of the fact that he managed to do that…in a speedo in thick, cold snow.
Go for it.
Makes the ice bucket challenge look tame!
White people
the guy is crazy
More of a 10m IM 🙂
Michaela Keller remember when we where in Alaska and we went out in the snow in our suits 🙂
Yes!!! I still have the photos!
This is gonna be us at NorCal this Friday hahaha Tyler Connors Pat O’Donnell Kasey Foley Lauren Babb
You guys are going to kill it! I’m stoked to see how you do!
I saw that on Instagram lol! Kasey Foley I’m gunna bethedragon
dude this guy is awesome!!!!!
Haha but really!
Lindsay Hunter that butterfly though *sigh* lol
Haha amazing!
Alex Liang Sophie Murff his fly is still faster than yours alex
Sikeeee
Matthew Wilson Patric Wright Ryan Bartlett Ryan Wilson Tom Jackson Jamie Wright
Matthew Wilson Patric Wright Ryan Bartlett Ryan Wilson Tom Jackson Jamie Wright
Rainy Goodale
Patsy !
Lisa StLaurent Guay
Reneé Goodale
Keryn McMaster give it a go!
Needs to work on those turns….
Lucy Griffiths!!!
Anne Brink Helena Terp Mathiesen Ronni Andersen
“But Coach, the water is cold!”
Pneumonia
Hypothermia….
Crazy!
Koen
Vilde Godaker
On NOR t’other day the Mayor if Boston warned against jumping out of second-story ( or higher!) windows into the snow ’cause TA’ never know what you’ll land on — like some big old semi,or the snow is solid ice, eye.
Hope Julius considered this before taking the plunge.
That is GREAT!!!
Leif Euriche J. Cruz Richard Steven Lao Facundo Clark Rodriguez Norveen Derick Aguilar Cagampan …IM na…
Emily, Julius gets my vote!!