‘Membering Maggie
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are hundreds of memorial open water swims around the world.
The swims call tribute to and help carry on the memories and legacies of well-respected and well-liked members of the global open water swimming community.
Young Maggie Fischer (1982 – 1999) was one of these individuals. She was a musician and a lifeguard, a rower and a swimmer. She was scheduled to compete in the Great South Bay Cross Bay Swim before she passed away. In 1999, the swim was dedicated in her memory and renamed the Maggie Fischer Memorial Great South Bay Cross Bay Swim, a 5.44-mile ocean swim in Brightwaters, New York.
For more information on the Maggie Fischer Memorial Great South Bay Cross Bay Swim, 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. 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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