Environmentally-friendly Open Water Relays
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Carbon-neutral relays are open water relays that have a net zero carbon footprint. Carbon-neutral relays rely on human power as opposed to motorized escort boats.
Examples include open water relays that are escorted by outrigger canoes or kayaks only.
The carbon-neutral relays were coined by Doug Woodring and were first implemented at the Clean Half Extreme Open Water Swim where the swimmers rotate between swimming and paddling in an outrigger canoe for 15 kilometers.
Photos from the 15 km Clean Half Extreme Open Water Swim can be seen here.
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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.
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