Midshipman Comes Home For The USA National Championships
Ron Mita has been running around a lot this week. As the race director for the Fran Crippen Sunset Mile and the 2013 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships, he has hundreds of details and many volunteers to oversee.And the opening events went smoothly last night on a warm, calm California evening.
But perhaps nothing was as satisfying for Ron than when his son flew home from the Naval Academy.
Like father, Riley, a Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, is able to take part in the festivities and championships. As a local California kid, it was clear that it felt good to be home. “I swam on Canyons Aquatics my entire life, predominantly doing mid-distance and distance freestyle, as well as any open water competition that I could. I especially enjoyed tonight’s races because of the popular turnout, the course set up, and the professionalism it was run with.”
As an oceanography major at the Naval Academy, it only makes sense that Riley is into open water swimming.
Watch Riley compete against a stellar field in the USA Swimming live webcast of the events on this coming Friday (10K) and Sunday (5K).
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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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