Man who made Newsweek cover lived 11 years in Annapolis

At age 41, Brian Duffield should be swimming at the top of his game.

But the former Annapolis resident, now a sales director in Tucson, Ariz., for medical equipment firm G.E. Healthcare, is seen floating serenely in an azure pool, featured on the cover of the July 17 issue of Newsweek magazine.

Being on the cover of a national magazine is what many people would die for.

And yes, Mr. Duffield has already done that. "This man was dead. He isn't anymore," the headline states.

On May 23, 2006, Mr. Duffield had just finished a swim at the University of Arizona swim center and was getting ready to step into a...