A Chip Off The Open Water Swimming Block
Chip Carrigan, one of America’s most passionate promoters of open water swimming, is organizing three different age-group open water swimming championships on June 29th: the Ohio Open Water Swimming Championships, the Kentucky Open Water Swimming Championships and the West Virginia Open Water Swimming Championships.Chip’s eye for promotion, safety and an enjoyable competition is why is he so respected among his peers. A quiet, efficient, professional organizer, he works tirelessly for the good of the sport and support of the athletes.
“We are committed to disclosing as much information online as desirable: the expected air and water temperatures, water qualitz, mandatorz maximum and minimum water and air temperatures allowed, the mandatory conditions for cancellation and postponement, the course layout and our safety personnel both onshore and in the water – certified lifeguards and the Sierra Club Certified Water Rescue Kayakers with communications. We will have emergency medical technicians on site as well as ambulances and registered nurses at the finish evaluating each finisher and anyone whom abandons the race early.”
“There are no blinds spots on course. That is, no swimmer will ever be, in any part of the course, that is not being constantly monitored by our safety personnel.”
These actions are examples what USA Swimming is looking for in its sanctioned open water races.
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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.
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