Enjoy And Appreciate, Not Regret And Fingerpoint
After most open water swims, athletes look back on the experience and are greatly appreciative of the opportunity to participate and push themselves to their personal limits.They thank everyone around them who helped them reach their goals.
Occasionally, fingerpointing begins after a swim and some athletes start to think, “What if?” or “I could of, would of, should of [done something differently].” They look at pilots, coaches, kayakers or anyone for excuses or reasons why they did not reach their goals.
It is always so refreshing to see an athlete so appreciative of the conditions and people around him:
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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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