Drafting In Pink
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. As Simon Holliday headed to Macau from Hong Kong on his 35 km Clean Cross Swim across the Pearl River Delta, he was among, behind, and between frolicking pink and white dolphins for over an hour during the crossing.
While he safely finished the crossing in record time, 10 hours 20 minutes so beat the 2005 record of 10 hours 43 minutes by Zhang Jian, the pink presentation of marine life created a lifetime of memories.
Photo courtesy of Anthony Kwan, Ocean Recovery Alliance and Power of Sport Images.
Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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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