Flashback Fun: Epic Snow Swimming Good For a Few Laughs (Video)

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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.

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Paul Dahl
8 years ago

These swimmers are crazy.

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Susan Shern-macke
8 years ago

Loved it!!!

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Jenn Lloyd
8 years ago

Lol that’s so funny

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Vicky Scholey
8 years ago
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Eileen Nordquist
8 years ago

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

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Katrine Rathcke Hansen
8 years ago

Erna Salcinovic koldt men ret sjovt

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Erna Salcinovic
8 years ago
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Katrine Rathcke Hansen
8 years ago
Reply to  Katrine Rathcke Hansen

Det er mega Nice! Men godt det ikke var mig

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Bree McCormack
8 years ago

Jenn Lloyd…….this guys completely insane!!!

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Nancy Petrick
8 years ago

Yikes…. Brrr Riley Petrick

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Robert Long
8 years ago

Ruth Bromley Lesley Williams Vicky Scholey Stephen Heselton

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Eric A Hazoury
8 years ago

Wilson Josephson

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Wilson Josephson
8 years ago
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I’m tapered & ready to go. You down to try this Saturday night?

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Adriana Chimal Lechuga
8 years ago

my worst nightmare

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Mick Homan
8 years ago

Awesome!!!!!

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Deb Dieter
8 years ago

I have a PLAN!

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Kelly Upham-Kramer
8 years ago

Practice tomorrow at our house!

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Ruth Fulwider
8 years ago

Very funny !

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Carol Marshall
8 years ago

He slowly turns purple!

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Lori Lovejoy Lamoureux
8 years ago

I like it!

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Kristine Murphy Grim
8 years ago

I love that he knows his stroke count enough to do the entire thing in place!

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Samantha Waterson
8 years ago

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.

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Janet Romansky Musshafen
8 years ago

Go for it.

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Lisa Lennox
8 years ago

Makes the ice bucket challenge look tame!

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Josh Estrada
8 years ago

White people

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Travih Enayon Mercy
8 years ago

the guy is crazy

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Ruth Bromley
8 years ago

More of a 10m IM 🙂

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Stella Paz
8 years ago

Michaela Keller remember when we where in Alaska and we went out in the snow in our suits 🙂

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Michaela Keller
8 years ago
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Yes!!! I still have the photos!

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Victor Gonzalez
8 years ago

This is gonna be us at NorCal this Friday hahaha Tyler Connors Pat O’Donnell Kasey Foley Lauren Babb

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Kasey Foley
8 years ago
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You guys are going to kill it! I’m stoked to see how you do!

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Pat O'Donnell
8 years ago
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I saw that on Instagram lol! Kasey Foley I’m gunna bethedragon

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Tyler Connors
8 years ago
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dude this guy is awesome!!!!!

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Lauren Babb
8 years ago
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Haha but really!

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Shanine Urquhart
8 years ago

Lindsay Hunter that butterfly though *sigh* lol

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Lindsay Hunter
8 years ago
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Haha amazing!

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Natalie Tuck
8 years ago

Alex Liang Sophie Murff his fly is still faster than yours alex

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Alex Liang
8 years ago
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Sikeeee

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Brendan Nicholas
8 years ago

Matthew Wilson Patric Wright Ryan Bartlett Ryan Wilson Tom Jackson Jamie Wright

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Brendan Nicholas
8 years ago

Matthew Wilson Patric Wright Ryan Bartlett Ryan Wilson Tom Jackson Jamie Wright

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Reneé Goodale
8 years ago

Rainy Goodale

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Kara Ciampi
8 years ago

Patsy !

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Elise Julia
8 years ago

Lisa StLaurent Guay

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Lia Potter
8 years ago

Reneé Goodale

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Josh Crist
8 years ago

Keryn McMaster give it a go!

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Marie Royal
8 years ago

Needs to work on those turns….

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Claire Marie North
8 years ago

Lucy Griffiths!!!

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Sidsel Agger
8 years ago

Anne Brink Helena Terp Mathiesen Ronni Andersen

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Elizabeth Hinely
8 years ago

“But Coach, the water is cold!”

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Bryant Ellam
8 years ago

Pneumonia

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Denise Widen
8 years ago

Hypothermia….

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Pam Ambuske
8 years ago

Crazy!

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Mary Drake Anderson
8 years ago

Koen

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Stine Stolpestad
8 years ago

Vilde Godaker

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Bill Bell
8 years ago

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.

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Bob Bunner
8 years ago

That is GREAT!!!

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Doc Lords
8 years ago

Leif Euriche J. Cruz Richard Steven Lao Facundo Clark Rodriguez Norveen Derick Aguilar Cagampan …IM na…

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Patty Townsend LeRoy
8 years ago

Emily, Julius gets my vote!!

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