Falling In Love With The Ocean
Decades ago, there was a professional marathon swim in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico that attracted the world’s best of that era: Philip Rush, Claudio Plit, Paul Asmuth, Doug Northway, Monique Wildschut…the who’s who gathered in the tropical blue waters of the tip of Baja California for a tough 24-mile ocean competition.As the field passed the Arch and majestic rock formations near Lover’s Beach, there was no one in the water.
It was a no-man’s land and the marathon swimmers had this white sand beach and gorgeous water all to themselves.
But now dial forward many years and this gem on the western side of Mexico has become very well-known and popular. The playground of many foreigners and Mexicans was recently named one of the world’s top 100 beaches…all for good reason that was known to marathon swimmers way back when.
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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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