Masterful Swimming By Susan Simmons
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Some people from around the world with multiple sclerosis attempt all kinds of long-distance endeavors on land and in the water for its health benefits, but 49-year-old Susan Simmons is taking it to another level altogether. The Canadian is arguably tackling the toughest endurance event in history for an individual with multiple sclerosis.
She will have a SPOT tracker running on her 70 km two-way crossing of Cowichan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. To follow her swim that may take her 30 hours of non-stop swimming and through the night of August 22nd, visit here.
Her crew will also be tweeting via her Twitter account here (#70kmSwim). Her website is here.
For information on living with multiple sclerosis, visit here (Canada) and here (USA).
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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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