Lucas Rivet does a lot in the open water, from producing documentary films to establishing new marathon swimming adventures.
He also runs La Morada Club, a creative island accommodations in eastern Argentina where open water swimming, river kayaking, and stand up paddling can be enjoyed in a tranquil delta biosphere reserve, located north of Buenos Aires near the Uruguay border with Argentina. Full room and board are available for those active nature lovers.
On the open water swimming side, coaching is provided by Esther Nuñez Morera, an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame with two unique river delta courses of 12.5 km and 15.5 km available. The courses can be swum with the current or against the current, with the wind in your favor, and with the wind against you. The first person to complete the 12.5 km course was Vanina Guntero in 4 hours 46 minutes on October 10th 2021 with a wetsuit. The 15.5 course has yet to be completed.
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.
