Besides race directors, coaches, swimmers, writers and administrators from Canada, Australia, Japan, Cayman Islands, Great Britain and Mexico, individuals responsible for various areas of open water swimming from California, New York, Florida, Virginia, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois, Utah, Idaho, North Carolina, Indiana, South Carolina, Georgia, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Texas will participate in the Open Water Swimming Safety Conference in San Francisco, California on March 18th – 20th.
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. 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).