Great Opportunities In Great Swims
Only 1,000 entrants are available at the British Gas Great London Swim that may fill up by early June. The British Gas Great London Swim takes place in the Royal Victoria Dock on July 3rd and includes celebrities and Olympic medalists. The list of great swimmers is growing with Olympians Keri-Anne Payne, Cassie Patten, triple Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Stephanie Rice from Australia, David Davies and Thomas Lurz from Germany.
In only its second year, Great London Swim expects 5,000 swimmers to dive in the one-mile swim. Colin Hill, Head of Great Swim said, “It is fantastic to see so many people wanting to take part in the Great London Swim. A few years ago the idea of taking part in a marathon or triathlon was a totally new concept, but look how popular they have become. The record number of entries for the British Gas Great Swim Series shows that swimming is the next big thing.”
British Gas Great Swim dates include the British Gas Great East Swim on June 19th, the British Gas Great London Swim on July 3rd, the British Gas Great Scottish Swim on August 21st and British Gas Great North Swim on September 4th-5th.
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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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