Far Forward Thinking In The Open Water
When will JetLevs be used in open water swimming and triathlon competitions? Our guess is that it will not be that far off.Paddle boards, kayaks, Boston Whalers, canoes and watercraft of all kinds are used to escort swimmers and monitor open water swimming competitions around the world.
Occasionally, aerial viewing (to enhance the safety net) and photography is taken via helicopters, helicams or kite aerial photography, but JetLevs will be incorporated over time in the open water swimming world.
These water powered jetpacks was interesting to view from shore and enable the pilots to easily view swimmers who may be in distress or to be able to call in details of a competitive for onshore announcers who can in turn relay to the spectators on land.
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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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