'None of us swim the same' even 50 years after 'Jaws' | Jerry Davich Jun 25, 2025 Jun 25, 2025 Updated Oct 8, 2025 0 1 of 3 Jerry Davich and his wife in Martha's Vineyard. Martha's Vineyard Martha's Vineyard Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In late June 1975, I sat next to my parents in a dark theater to watch the highly anticipated movie “Jaws.”kAmu@C >@C6 E92? 2? 9@FC[ H6 H2E4965 E96 DFDA6?D67F= 5C2>2 F?7@=5 H:E9 E6?D6 >FD:4[ 7=2D96D @7 E6CC@C 2?5 =FC<:?8 762C F?56C?62E9 E96 H2G6D] pD 2 `b\J62C\@=5 3@J[ x H2D 8C:AA65 E@ >J D62E 2D E96 >@G:6 8C25F2==J :?E6?D:7:65]k^AmkAmqFE >J 525’D 2EE6?E:@? 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