Christine Jennings, Running Fast To Recovery
Only 12 days after freakishly fracturing her tibia plateau and fibula in her leg in the final sprint of the Queen of the Sea pro race in Rio de Janeiro, Christine Jennings was back in the water. Told that she couldn’t get in the water for three weeks, Christine is quickly willing herself back to an accelerated rehabilitation from her broken leg and ligament sprain. Her Olympic marathon swimming dreams were not dashed on the sands of Copacabana Beach. No way, no how, not now.
“The story hasn’t ended yet,” explained Christine to ESPN’s Bonnie Ford from her training base at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. “It all depends on who’s writing it. I’m going to make [rehab] my job as best I can.”
Open Water Source captured the accident here on video.
Note: Photo above is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida against world champion Melissa Gorman of Australia.
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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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