The winners of the Achieving The Impossible autography give-away included Jason Malick of Delaware, USA, Sylvain Estadieu of Villé, France, Nick Caine of California, USA, Lynn Kubasek of California, USA, and Hannah Mary Smith of Isle of Lewis of Scotland.
Correct answers were Plymouth, England (Where was Lewis Pugh born?), Speedo (What swimsuit manufacturer sponsors Lewis?), Lake Malawi (Where was Lewis’ 1st marathon swim over 25K?), Yes (Did Lewis successfully cross the English Channel?), 1K (How far did Lewis swim across the North Pole?).
Hannah, who is in the middle of studying for her medical finals, was ecstatic, “[Reading Achieving The Impossible] is a very exciting interlude to my studying at the moment!”
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.