Doug McConnell To Discuss A Long Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “I’ve leveraged our 69 years of relationships in Barrington and the Chicago area, to support Doug and his commitment to finding a Cure for ALS. I remember when we first met, asking him why he did these outrageous swims. He answered, “Because I can still use my arms and legs; an ALS patient cannot.”
On June 25th at Phillips Menswear in Barrington, Illinois, there is a Meet & Greet with Douglas McConnell where people can learn more about his Epic ALS Swim across the Ka’iwi Channel in Hawaii, scheduled for July 24th.
For more information about A Long Swim Team where McConnell swims for funds and awareness in Collaborative Research for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), visit www.ALongSwim.
To date, A Long Swim has raised more than US$320,000 for ALS research, which makes it one of the top charity swims in history. “It is a very rewarding time to be funding ALS research, as the pace of discovery is accelerating all the time.”
Footnote: The highest gross charity swims in the open water world are listed here.
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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. 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.
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