Cool Places To Swim: Lago di Resia
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Breathe to one side and you might be able to see the beautiful Austrian side of Lago di Resia; breathe to the other side and you may be able to see the the majestic Ortler Glacier in Italy.
And when the water levels are high, you might be able to sight off the 14th century church bell tower or use it as a turn buoy.
Beginning in 1940, Italian electric company Montecatini built a dam to unify the area’s two lakes: Reschensee and Mittersee.
163 homes were submerged and in Graun, the 14th-century church bell tower is the only reminder that the village existed.
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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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