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Scott M Lautman (born December 13, 1952) is an American competition swimmer, and open water swimmer. Lautman, a Washington native who calls Seattle, Washington his hometown, began swimming at a young age. As a high school (junior? senior?) he became the Washington state champion. He went on to attend the University of Washington and was a part of the Husky swim club. While there, Lautman achieved the NCAA All-American six times.

Lautman first appeared on the international scene at the 1973 Tilt International Meet in Paris, France; he placed third in the 100-meter Butterfly and second in the 200-Meter Butterfly. Lautman went on to compete in other International Competitions including: The 1974 Komsomolskya Invitational in Leningrad, USSR (winning gold and silver), and the 1975 Grand Prix Circuit in Czechoslovakia (winning bronze and silver). Lautman had his eye on the Olympics, and in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic trials he placed 6th and 5th, respectively. While training for the 1980 Olympic trials, Lautman was diagnosed with a bone tumor on his left femur. This diagnosis ended Lautman's hopes for an Olympic run

Lautman is also accomplished as an open water swimmer. In 2000, he swam The English Channel and around Manhattan Island. He swam the Hollywood Ocean Mile in 2001, The Open Water Championship in 2001 and 2005, and The Postal Championship in 2005 and 2011. In 2009 he crossed the Straits of Gibraltar and completed the Swim across America in 2009. Lautman swam across the Catalina Channel in 2013, and he completed both the LV10K Open Water Swim in 2013, and The SCAR marathon swim in 2014.

Accolades and other recognition

From 1972-1977, Lautman was ranked as one of the top 25 swimmers in the world. Lautman was named a six-time NCAA All-American, and he currently holds the United States Masters Swimming world records in the 200 – meter Butterfly for the 50-54 and 60-64 year old age groups. In 2008, Lautman was inducted into the PNSA Hall of Fame. Lautman has also completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming which consists of swimming The Catalina Channel, The Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, and Crossing The English channel. Lautman is listed as being the 94th person ever to accomplish such a feat.

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