The Hard Enemy Of Man
Vladimir Grebenkine is the president of the Universal Marathon Cold Swimming Association and chairman of Federation of health training and sports winter swimming of Russian Federation. He is one intense individual.“The Universal Marathon Cold Swimming Association unites the adherents of the remarkable people who struggle with a hard enemy of man: the COLD. We search for the answers to numerous questions, we conduct unique experiments and develop rescue techniques from hypothermia.
We are not afraid of difficulties.”
Evidently not. The Universal Marathon Cold Swimming Association is currently organizing a marathon relay swim of 50 hardened swimmers capable of swimming 680 kilometers (422.5 statute miles) in the 4-7°C (39-44°F) cool waters of Lake Baikal (non-wetsuit). The non-wetsuit lake swim would definitely extend the current lake world record – and under tremendously challenging circumstances.
Interested swimmers and sponsors can contact Open Water Source via email.
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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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