Joanes Hedel Wins First FINA Grand Prix Title
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With one race to go on the 2014 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, Joanes Hedel hung on to a 1-point lead over Tomi Stefanovski, a 6-point lead over Xavier Desharnais, and a 10-point lead over Evgenji Pop Acev for the season’s title.
Going into the final race, the title was up for grabs.
But the 34-year-old Frenchman closed out a close third-place finish at the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli as Stefanovski finished 10th and Desharnais finished 8th.
The strong finish vaulted Hedel to the top ranking on the 2014 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional marathon swimming circuit for the first time in his career.
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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.
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