Bo Derek, the iconic star of the film 10, has joined the open water swimming world.
34 years after starring in 10, the 57-year-old recently attempted and completed a swim across the Hellespont in Turkey finishing sixth in her age group. Derek, who trained for a year, admitted the swim was “some sort of midlife crisis for sure, probably my third.”
In the interview below, one of the world’s most popular sex symbols of the 1980s explains, “All of a sudden I’m in the busiest shipping lane in the world — my goal is four miles away — and I have to get there. It was the worst day in the swim’s history for weather. The currents were constantly against us or we were swimming cross current.”
1. Cathy Neville (USA) 1:28:19.48 2. Diana Ritchie (AUS) 1:42:29.05 3. Sylvie Kruchten (CAN) 1:44:33.65 4. Catherine Burton (USA) 1:48:31.91 5. Sally Ann Stewart (UK) 1:48:50.13 6. Bo Derek (USA) 1:52:55.14 7. Susan Wilmoth (AUS) 1:52:57.91 8. Kim Miller (USA) 1:55:22.22 9. Kare Cossaboon (USA) 1:56:26.57
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
