A Box Jellyfish Attack On An Open Water Swimmer
Marathon swimmer Joe Scheper of Hawaii appeared on the television program, the World’s Deadliest Swarms, where he explained and reenacted an attack by box jellyfish off the shores of Lanai in Hawaii.As explained by Dr. Gail Grabowsky, an avid open water swimmer and marine biologist, “The scary thing is that [the box jellyfish] is that they do not make any noise, you can’t see them, and you can barely feel them when you first touch them.” View here.
WARNING: This is a graphic presentation of an actual attack by venomous box jellyfish, first aired in 1997 by Fox. Viewer discretion is advised.
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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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