Kevin Murphy, Going For A Little Dip
Open Water Wednesday welcomed International Swimming Hall of Fame and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Kevin Murphy to its online studios today. His interview is riveting, educational and frankly shocking in its frankness and uniqueness.
Going for a little dip, this is the motto of Kevin Murphy. But it is tantamount to an astronaut on a lunar mission saying he is going for a little flight.
“…In Loch Ness, I went unconscious for six hours because I went down in fact…when I am actually swimming, I hate it when I am in there. I spend the entire time thinking, ‘What am I doing here and when can I get out?'” What I enjoy is finishing.”
These tidbits of information and insights to the character and motivations of Kevin Murphy are a joy to hear for every open water swimmer:
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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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