The Magic Touch Of The Open Water
Shelley Taylor-Smith captured the amazingly close finish between Evgeny Drattsev of Russia and Chad Ho of South Africa at the Santos, Brazil FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup where it appears that Chad just missed touching the finish pad, giving Evgeny the opportunity to claim the US$2,500 first prize. According to Shelley, “Regardless of who leads the race, it all comes down to the speed of the swimmer in the final 200 meters of a 10K swim. After interviewing the national coaches at the recent FINA World Cup event in Santos, Brazil, they said there are two key elements when identifying a potential world-class 10K marathon swimmer: speed and a champion’s mindset.”
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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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