I Got Stung By A Jellyfish – Tell Your Story
If you have been stung by a jellyfish, there is a website for you: IGotStung. Whether you had a bad sting or just a little sting, dozens of stings or just one sting, you can tell your jellyfish sting story. As only a few examples, Linda Kaiser tells of swallowing a jellyfish here. Guila Muir tells of jellyfish in the cold waters surrounding Seattle here. Doug McConnell tells of getting bombarded with thousands of little zingers across the Catalina Channel here.
Share your jellie story.
The IGotStung.com website and database purpose is multi-fold:
1. to start identifying the types of jellyfish in places where open water swimmers train
2. to start identifying the presence of jellyfish in waters where open water swimmers train
3. to start helping swimmers understand the types of jellyfish through photos of actual jellyfish stings
4. to share information with interested marine biologists
5. to share information with commercial jellyfish sting spray/ointment manufacturers
6. to start identifying in visual form the global proliferation of jellyfish
7. to establish a photo gallery of jellyfish stings
8. to begin to track whether or not jellyfish encounters are increasing
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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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