FINA Open Water Swimming Seminar In Roberval
FINA will host an Open Water Swimming Seminar on July 19th Hôtel Château Roberval during the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships.Each national federation attending the 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships can send their representatives where many luminaries of the sport will give talks and participate in panel discussions Pierre Lafontaine, CEO of Swimming Canada, will give a keynote speech on Preparation of Athletes for the Open Water and the Organisation of Open Water Swimming in Canada.
Dr. Jim Miller of the FINA Sports Medicine Committee will give a presentation on Optimal Hydration and Nutritional Needs of Open Water Swimmers.
Panel discussions will cover Promotion of Open Water Swimming around the World and Training World-class Open Water Swimmers where visionaries like Sam Greetham (shown above), event manager for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Games, will participate.
Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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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