Anthony McCarley Is Golden, Joins Half Century Club
Anthony McCarley became the latest member of the English Channel Half Century Club with a 13 hour 29 minute crossing of the English Channel.The 54-year-old American open water swimmer started at 4 am, swam through the morning and afternoon with Andy King as his boat pilot. “It was a tough, rough swim. The water really beat me up,” he admitted.
“And at one point, just past halfway, I was stung by a Portuguese man-o-war across my lips, forehead and both shoulders. It was my first – and man, does it hurt.”
But it feels even better to finish and join the Club. Especially since he had some unfinished business to attend to after his attempt last September. And his business started at a young age. “For as long as I can remember, even before I learned how to swim at age 13, I have dreamt of swimming The English Channel.”
And now the dream has been realized, at the age of 54.
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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.
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