A Look Back In Open Water Swimming Time
Back in 1999, Peggy Büchse appeared in a German TV documentary called Marathon – Peggy Büchse im Rio Parana. She is now enshrined in open water swimming perpetuity in the new International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website where over 200 other individuals and organizations are recognized.
Peggy was very successful on the professional marathon swimming circuit (winning the 1997, 1998 and 1999 women’s Atlantic City Around-the-Island Marathon Swims. She also won a gold medal in the 10K race and a silver in the 5K race at the 2001 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan and the gold in the 5K race at the 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Honolulu.
If any readers know of an unprecedented swim or accomplished swimmer who has not yet been recognized or archived by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, let us know and we’ll help rectify the situation.
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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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