I Have No Choice But To Keep Looking
Courtesy of Jennifer Percy, New York Times, Japan. “I Have No Choice but to Keep Looking“…so begins a story of love and tragedy by Jennifer Percy in the New York Times about a husband looking for his wife in the ocean.
“Five years after the tsunami that killed tens of thousands in Japan, Yasuo Takamatsu is still searching the sea for his wife Yuko [shown above]…[he is] joined by Masaaki Narita, a father hoping to find his daughter [Emi who was also lost in the tsunami] … read the rest of the article here.
Jennifer Percy is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, teaches writing at Columbia University, and is the author of Demon Camp.
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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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