Either Eyes Forward Or To The Side
Penny Palfrey is shown being escorted by Jeff Kozlovich in the red kayak and Richard Clifford in the blue kayak. Throughout the 41-hour 6-minute swim, Kozlovich and Clifford kept Palfrey at their side as they sighted off of a lead boat setting the course ahead of them.
For her unprecedented 68-mile crossing between Little Cayman and Grand Cayman in the Caribbean Sea, Palrey had a well-oiled flotilla including a lead boat, the main tender where her crew rested and plotted her course, a RIB, 2 kayakers…and a special helicopter delivery of chocolate ice cream that was radioed in from the main tender when the ravages of the salt water started to affect her ability to eat, drink and talk.
Photo by Spike.
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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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