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Article: Area youths catch the wave; Phelps inspires young swimmers.
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- September 11, 2008
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Byline: Jay Gearan
GARDNER - In golf it was known as the "Tiger Boom" in the mid-1990s, when so many people began playing the game, inspired by the extraordinary success of Tiger Woods.
As we approach the fall season, it seems the "Michael Phelps Swimming Boom" has arrived. Proof can be found at the Greenwood Swim Club, based in Gardner.
"Since the end of summer and into our fall programs, we've doubled our number of new swimmers," said Greenwood age-group coach Chris Woolridge. "And it hasn't been advertising from us. All that Olympic exposure on television has led to a lot more kids in the water."
Even before the Olympics began, the ...