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The plunge for distance, a former Olympic sport in which contestants plunged into the water and, without moving any of their limbs, float as far as they can for 60 seconds. A sports writer in the New York Times described it as "slowest thing in the way of athletic competition".

The 1904 Olympics included the Plunge for Distance, a competition to see how far you could dive and glide. USA took the first 5 places - there were no other competitors.

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1. There was an Olympic sport called "Plunge for Distance" that solely made an appearance in the 1904 summer games where 'plungers' would compete by simply diving into a pool and float as far as they could with one breath.

2. There used to be a sport in the Olympics called "Plunge for Distance" where competitors would simply dive into a pool and float as far as they could...