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Joe Horton, 71, swam 10,000 miles, a feat requiring immense dedication and perseverance.

Inspired by Henry Thoreau, Horton finds swimming meditative, aiding in problem-solving and reflection.

MURRAY — A swimming pool, or any body of water for that matter, might as well be Walden Pond to Joe Horton.

Henry David Thoreau ranks as one of his favorite authors, "Walden" one of his favorite books. Thoreau spent two years living a simple life. He studied ants. He swam in the pond. Horton's connection to the 19th century essayist and naturalist started in high school in California at a time when he felt embarrassed about being different because he was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

"If a man does not keep pace with h

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