Lura Wilhelm of Redding, California won the SCAR Swim buckle after swimming 17 hours 54 minutes over four days at the 2022 SCAR Swim.
Wilhelm is an artist and an art teacher from Redding, California who has created numerous swimming pieces that can be purchased on www.etsy.com.
She explains her artwork, “I am a swimmer and love the feeling it surround me. In my free time, I swim at a local lake and well sell works to raise money for charity. At the end of each month, I give 25% of my profit to a charity.
“The print above shows swimmers floating in a dark sea looking up a the sky. I am an open water swimmer and often look up at the sky as I swim. You can typically see birds and clouds floating above as I float underneath.”
To see more of her work, visit here.
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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.
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