Andy Davis of Penfield Search Partners is putting on another ocean swim.
The veteran open water swimmer from Connecticut trains almost year-round at Penfield Beach on America’s East Coast and has hosted both the inaugural 5.2-mile Cold Water Challenge and the follow-up Cold Water Classic.
Now he is introducing another new open water event called the Fairfield YMCA Mile Swim. Presented by Penfield Search Partners, the charity race is held on September 20th with a rain date the following day.
Registration discounts are available until September 9th here where proceeds benefit the Annual Campaign which provides financial assistance for children, families and individuals to participate in Fairfield YMCA programs.
Davis, a veteran cold-water swimmer, can appreciate the expected conditions of the race. “The warm the weather has been supporting warm water, mid-summer conditions for the race.”
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.