Tag: Shavarsh Karapetyan
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Untold Story Of Armenian Swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan
In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian swimmer, had just completed a 12-mile run with his brother when they saw a trolley bus crash into a dam reservoir. The trolley bus sank 80 feet offshore at a depth of 33 feet. Shavarsh immediately dove in and swam to the bus and despite zero visibility, managed to…
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Legendary Armenian fin swimmer Karapetyan to get film treatment in Russia
Read PanArmenian.net The bio, to be named “20 Lives” will chronicle the act of heroism of the swimmer who single-handedly saved 20 people out of a drowning bus. Logos Studio will be in charge of the production, RIA Novosti reported. Back story for instance here One cold morning on September 16th, 1976 he was doing…