Iron Swimmer By Nejib Belhedi
Courtesy of Nejib Belhedi, World Iron Swim Series, Tunisia. I drew in history my blue destiny in seas
My name still forever unforgettable
All the seagulls of ports remembers me
My rope of Iron Swimmer will not be thrown
My rope will still forever an oath of generations
Era of reverse roles ! And what drole Era
The tug became towed
Kids, women, men, Camels, Olives are witnesses
On boats and ships they are rewarded
As symbols of Earth of Peace they are invited
By a swimmer of peace they are towed
Era of reverse roles ! And what drole era
The tug became towed
An awareness to extinguish wars
A call to set together all our pinions
In the right direction it should be rotated
Think life and avenir of our children
Era of reverse roles ! And what drole era
The tug became towed
I feels souffrance wave by wave
Inertia of ship
Inertia to advance humanity
I resist and I continue my water route
My rope around my waist
My umbilical cordon of hope
This is why I win
Era of reverse roles. And what drole era
The tug became towed
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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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