Created a method of water survival called drownproofing at Georgia Tech in 1938.
  The class was a requirement for graduation from 1940 through 1986.
  Lanoue was also the diving and swimming coach and won many conference titles over the years.
  The program was adopted by other schools and was featured in Life Magazine in the 1950s.
  The method won acclaim from the military during World War II.
  Lanoue was an amateur inventor and constantly came up with gadgets related to underwater adventures and experiments.
  He was very frugal and bought his clothing from secondhand stores.
  He taught physically handicapped children how to swim.
Freddy Lanoue

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