Fishing For Life
Courtesy of CBS News.
“I lured [the fish] from their hiding place with a shirt on a rope,” recalls 37-year-old Louis Jordan who was lost hundreds of miles off the American east coast. “And then I just stuck my hand in [the water] and put my hand right next to them and scooped them up.”
Sounds simple and effective.
It had to be. Because Jordan was far out from the shoreline without the ability to return home as he was drifting aimlessly and powerlessly in the Atlantic Ocean.
“I was utterly thankful and grateful to the people who rescued me,” Jordan told CNN.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
“I lured [the fish] from their hiding place with a shirt on a rope,” recalls 37-year-old Louis Jordan who was lost hundreds of miles off the American east coast. “And then I just stuck my hand in [the water] and put my hand right next to them and scooped them up.”
Sounds simple and effective.
It had to be. Because Jordan was far out from the shoreline without the ability to return home as he was drifting aimlessly and powerlessly in the Atlantic Ocean.
“I was utterly thankful and grateful to the people who rescued me,” Jordan told CNN.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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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