Choppy Waters Navigated Well By Michelle Simmons
There was no one happier than Michelle Simmons‘ daughter to see her finish at the 7 km Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim on Kaimana Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii this year – or last year.The triathlon and swimming coach knows first-hand how to navigate well through the ups and downs of life whether intentional or unanticipated.
The famed Ironman triathlete and cancer survivor who survived Hodgkin’s disease, a cancer of lymph tissue, at the age of 25 roars through life with energy, passion and a positive spirit.
“In 2009, I qualified for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, just 7 months after giving birth to my first child. I then went on to set a personal Ironman PR before celebrating my daughter’s first birthday.”
And she welcomes any conditions – the rougher, the better – when she hits the water. “I hope it is really windy. I hope the conditions are really choppy,” she said with a smile and all seriousness before her one of her Ironman triathlon events:
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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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