Jamie Patrick Is The 2011 World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year
SAN FRANCISCO. It has been a year of discovery for Jamie Patrick. Planning and training for his adventure swims around busy work demands and family life, Jamie is like many in the open water world where everyone seeks to carve out their own niche and achieve their own goals, on their own time and in their own way.
While enjoying the camaraderie of like-minded endurance folks, he has crossed paths with many both in and out of the sport.
Jamie has gravitated towards adventure swimming doing a 111-mile, 31-hour non-stop swim down the Sacramento River in his native California. Enjoying his own particular niche in the open water community, his efforts have caught the attention of many others who have similar dreams of their own adventure swim. And his efforts extended beyond his own dreams as he organized camps and sponsored contests for others with similar goals.
His swims,
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.
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