Kathleen Wilson Making Music In Charleston
Kathleen Wilson, one of the early pioneers of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Club and a member of the local symphony (harpist), completed the first known solo marathon swim in Charleston, South Carolina this weekend. The 16.25-mile swim started at the James B. Edwards Bridge before daybreak and ended six hours and 58 minutes later at the General William B. Westmoreland Bridge. The 47-year-old politician and harpist says she did the swim to create interest in holding an endurance swim in Charleston with a goal to raise money to build much-needed, adequate aquatics facilities in Charleston.
Her list of swims include the 12.5-mile Swim Around Key West (1997), 28.5-mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (1999), English Channel (2001), 24-mil Tampa Bay Marathon Swim (2003), Catalina Channel (2004), Lake Zurich Marathon Swim (2005), 25K Swim Across the Sound (2006), Santa Barbara Channel Swim (2007), Strait of Gibraltar (2008) and now the Charleston Peninsula for which she is now entered into the marathon swimming record books.
Photo by Brad Nettles.
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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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