Rob Dumouchel is an enthusiatic and creative pool and open water swimmer , cold water enthusiast, adventure beard aquaculturist , Marketing Director for the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association , documentarist and blogger who specializes in PPC and Social Media platforms. He is the founder of Rob Aquatics and a board member of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association that was nominated for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year for its far-forward thinking as a channel swimming governing body . He was born in Wisconsin and now currently resides on the central coast of California. He was a member of the Aged Chum relay team and a well-known expert on beard-on-skin chafing .