Like Father, Like Son In The Open Water World
Bruce Gemmell, a former collegiate swimmer and passionate supporter of open water swimming, is now the head coach at Georgetown Prep for the Nation’s Capital Swim Club in Washington D.C.The long-time Delaware resident moved south from Delaware to Washington D.C. as his University of Georgia son Andrew moved north from Georgia to join the team.
Together the father-son team is a dynamic duo who know how to push the limits of distance freestyle.
Andrew is one of the favorites to represent the USA at the 2013 FINA World Championships in both the 1500m pool event and the 10K marathon swim. He is competing in the 5 km and 10 km races this weekend at Castaic Lake in California with the hopes to compete in the Mediterranean Sea in Barcelona this July.
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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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