Lending A Helping Hand In Hawaii
David DeFelippo (28) from Texas, Margaret Dudley (28) and David Saxton (25) from Pennsylvania, Matthew McDole (27) from Colorado, Jennifer Paulding (25) and Michael Paulding (29) from New York, and local Traci Shiraishi (27) from Hawaii, known as the Hawaiian Island Channel Swimmers, will do a standard Maui Channel Swim from Lanai to Maui on April 30th to benefit the local charity Helping Hands Hawaii. All proceeds from donations will support the Ready to Learn project sponsored by Helping Hands Hawaii in order to distribute a backpack filled with essential school supplies to hundreds of students who go to school empty handed in Hawaii.
Photo by Grant Hofman Photography.
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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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