Endearing Darling, Alice In The Open Water

Steven Munatones 04/15/2020 open water swimming No Comment

Endearing Darling, Alice In The Open Water

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One swimmer who could benefit from the recently announced delay in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is 22-year-old Alice Dearing. She finished 17th in 1:55:05.90 at the last Olympic 10 km qualifying swim in Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park in South Korea, only 14 seconds out of an automatic slot.

She has an excellent chance to qualify for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in the second Olympic qualifier that is scheduled for Fukuoka, Japan. FINA has not yet announced any delays or changes to its second Olympic qualification race scheduled for Seaside Momochi Beach Park in Fukuoka this coming May 30th and 31st.

International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison has a wonderful conversation with Dearing on WOWSA Live as she patiently waits out the lockdown in her native England.

Dearing could make history by becoming the first black woman to represent Great Britain in swimming at the Tokyo Olympics next summer.

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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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