John Kelly Conquers Fremont Lake In Wyoming
48-year-old John Farrell Kelly became the first person to swim 9 miles across Fremont Lake on the western side of the Wind River mountains, filled with cold water, in Wyoming, U.S.A. on October 1st. His 6 hour 37 minute effort in the high-altitude lake (7,418 feet) started as a dream years ago. “I have been thinking about making this swim for 4 years. I looked at Google Maps and plotted out how to site and navigate the swim at that time. I trained 1 to 2 hours a day for four years.
I swam it by English Channel rules, no wetsuit, no contact with boat or crew, no assistance in or out of water. The water temp was 58°F (14.4°C).”
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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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