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# Letter: Celebrating the Gymnastics and Fitness Athletes of Muscle Beach
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/092207-story-20070922-6/
- Published: 2007-09-22T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:55:46.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

“HOW ABOUT FEATURING THE AMAZing sports that are practiced on Santa Monica Beach — the original Muscle Beach — from early in the morning until sundown, by lovely, developed and fit athletes: Ropes, rings, uneven bars, etc. There are 80-year-old rope climbers who are gold medal winners in former Olympics. This is something to celebrate.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 22, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/092207.pdf?ref=smdp.com)