Basking In The Glow Of Vancouver
In the afterglow of the Vancouver Olympics, we still smile at the similarities between the winter sports and open water swimming.It was cool to see how the team pursuit speed skaters are similar to open water relays.
It was cool to see how the physicality and mishaps of short-track speed skaters are similar to what happens at elite open water races.
It was cool to see how the lessons of teamwork of Nordic cross-country skiers can be applied to the open water world.
But it was especially cool to see this video about the Vancouver Olympics from the Canadian perspective. It is a wonderfully poignant view of the power of the collective experience that the Olympics offers the host country.
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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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