Fin…But Not Fini
Lynn Kubasek, a nominee for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, had a great year in 2013.It was a great comeback from 2012 when she experienced an uncharacteristic DNF.
Photo shows Kubasek swimming in-between paddler was Allison Bayne and swimmer Carol Hayden, with a fin on the upper left corner. Kubasek remembers, “About 20 minutes into my swim, my entire crew dashed to the back of the boat looking worried and pointing. I kept swimming, maybe a little faster. After a few minutes they flashed an A-OK sign to us.
Afterwards, Scott [Zornig] said that they were huge dolphins acting in an un-dolphinly manner by swimming parallel to the surface. I never saw or heard them. I did see rays, seals and jellyfish though.”
The nominees for the World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year are listed below:
1. Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden)
2. Charlotte Brynn (New Zealand)
3. Diana Nyad (U.S.A.)
4. Kimberley Chambers (New Zealand)
5. Lorna Cochran (South Africa)
6. Lynn Kubasek (U.S.A.)
7. Martina Grimaldi (Italy)
8. Michelle Macy (U.S.A.)
9. Nadia Ben Bahtane (Morocco)
10. Nuala Moore (Ireland)
11. Olga Kozydub (Russia)
12. Poliana Okimoto (Brazil)
13. Sarah Thomas (U.S.A.)
14. Sally Minty-Gravett (Jersey)
15. Shelley Taylor-Smith (Australia)
Online voting takes place 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. 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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