I’m a face guy, not a name guy—I usually have to ask two or three times before it sticks. When I captured this image at this year's Swim, I had that feeling of déjà vu. Later, it hit me: I knew Scott from the news.

Petty Officer Scott Ruskan. His mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer was during the catastrophic Texas floods, where he helped save 165 people, most of them children.

Turns out the face I recognized belongs to one hell of an operator.

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