English Channel Is Icing On The Marathon Cake
Trent Grimsey has been a busy guy around the world this summer with 7 marathon swims schedule in 8 weeks. His culmination: an English Channel attempt coming up.Very Barraesque.
As anyone who has attempted such a schedule knows, the swimming is tough, but so is the international travel between airports. Here is his schedule:
July 21st: 18km Trans Tahoe Relay in Lake Tahoe, California, USA
July 28th: 32km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Lac St-Jean in Roberval, Canada
August 4th: 34km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog in Magog, Quebec, Canada
August 11th: 10km Traversée internationale du lac Mégantic in lac Mégantic, Quebec, Canada
August 19th: 30km Ohrid Lake Swimming Marathon in Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
August 25th: 18km BCT Gydnia Marathon Swim in Gydnia, Poland
September: English Channel
Copyright © 2012 by World Open Water Swimming Associaiton
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.
Latest posts by Steven Munatones (see all)
