Caleb Hughes Wins Great North Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
Caleb Hughes is swimming up the ranks.
At last year’s Great North Swim in Windermere, England, he placed fifth. The 2013 European Junior Open Water Championships 5 km silver medalist is now swimming with the big boys. Today, he beat three-time winner Tom Allen and Ireland’s Chris Bryan, both hardened veterans of the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming Grand Prix circuit.
Coach Mark Perry had identified Hughes’ potential years ago and included him as part of “a medal-focused group who we believe have the potential to make the team for Rio 2016 and beyond.”
Top 3 Results
1. Caleb Hughes (GBR)
2. Tom Allen (GBR)
3. Chris Bryan (IRE)
Elite Heat Participants
*Alexander Studzinski
*Rhys Mainstone
*Evgenij Pop Acev
*Tom Sunter
*Chris Suggitt
*Tom Nelson
*Archie Mitchell
*Tobias Robinson
*Mark Deans
*Tim Shuttleworth
*Thomas Millburn
*Reece Worth
*Matthew Reay
*Ashley Hogg
*Samuel Budd
*Thomas Smith
*Liam Snook
*Zak Logue
*Casey Barratt
*Thomas Stacey
*Cameron Croot
*Nathan Hughes
*Samuel Dyer
*William Hendry
*Sam Crabtree
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
Caleb Hughes is swimming up the ranks.
At last year’s Great North Swim in Windermere, England, he placed fifth. The 2013 European Junior Open Water Championships 5 km silver medalist is now swimming with the big boys. Today, he beat three-time winner Tom Allen and Ireland’s Chris Bryan, both hardened veterans of the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming Grand Prix circuit.
Coach Mark Perry had identified Hughes’ potential years ago and included him as part of “a medal-focused group who we believe have the potential to make the team for Rio 2016 and beyond.”
Top 3 Results
1. Caleb Hughes (GBR)
2. Tom Allen (GBR)
3. Chris Bryan (IRE)
Elite Heat Participants
*Alexander Studzinski
*Rhys Mainstone
*Evgenij Pop Acev
*Tom Sunter
*Chris Suggitt
*Tom Nelson
*Archie Mitchell
*Tobias Robinson
*Mark Deans
*Tim Shuttleworth
*Thomas Millburn
*Reece Worth
*Matthew Reay
*Ashley Hogg
*Samuel Budd
*Thomas Smith
*Liam Snook
*Zak Logue
*Casey Barratt
*Thomas Stacey
*Cameron Croot
*Nathan Hughes
*Samuel Dyer
*William Hendry
*Sam Crabtree
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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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