Dr. Roger Allsopp Joins Thousands In Guernsey
World record holder Dr. Roger Allsopp (oldest man to swim across the English Channel) joined 1,000 other swimmers in Guernsey for the annual Boxing Day charity swim.This year’s event at Cobo Bay raised £8,000 for the Guernsey Cheshire Home for the physically disabled. And, like many reports of Polar Bear Swims and dips in the cold water coming in from around the world, the number of participants doubled from last year.
Jurat Stephen Jones, chairman of the Guernsey Cheshire Home, said: “It’s a lovely Guernsey event. How lucky are we today with the sunshine. It’s a great thing after Christmas Day to get outside. Our beaches here are so lovely. I can’t think of anything better myself.”
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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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