How NOT To Look Like Shark Bait
Jennifer Figge, who caused quite a stir during her stage swim across the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 is now stage swimming approximately 3,000 miles from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to Hawaii. The 58-year-old adventurer has the financial resources to follow her dreams. She loves what she is doing and she certainly knows how to design a wetsuit that does not look like shark bait. Good for her as she sets off on her own aquatic paths. The scope of the open water swimming ecosystem is so vast and comprehensive, there are always great, memorable and unusual things happening…at all levels…even if those swims do not always match the criteria of traditional open water swimmers.
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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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