Like Father, Like Daughter At Waikiki Roughwater Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Before and after photos of 10-year-old Reina Lileikis and her father Joe Lileikis at today’s Waikiki Roughwater Swim.
The 10-year-old made her 2.4-mile ocean swim debut, swimming side-by-side with her father, a two-time Waikiki Roughwater Swim champion in 1981 and 1982 when he was a college freshman and sophomore at the University of Hawaii.
Brother and uncle Tom Lileikis also competed, finishing 12th overall in 1:09:14.
Also, 11-year-old Kai Flanagan also made her Waikiki Roughwater Swim debut, swimming with her father John Flanagan and finishing 13th overall among the women. Dad is a former Auburn University swimmer who coaches Kamehameha Swim Club with his brother Kevin for many years. John also twice won the Waikiki Roughwater Swim in 2000 and 2001 and was a member of the USA National Open Water Swim Team who finished fourth at the 2001 FINA World Championships 10K.
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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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