The Music Of An Extreme Open Water Swimmer
Rachel Golub, an extreme open water swimmer with the Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers and a world record holder for the two-way crossing of the Beagle Channel between Argentina to Chile together with Patricia Sener and Cristian Vergara, is a talented multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer. She not only is the Concertmaster for Fiddler on the Roof and released her first solo violin album, ‘Songs from my Soul’, she also will perform a recital to complement the record at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema on April 4th.
“I’ll be joined by my fabulous colleagues, pianist Steve Beck and cellist Yoed Nir, for a program of Jewish pieces of the early 20th century, as well as short pieces by Ravel, Stravinsky, Ljova (Lev Zhurbin), and a piano trio by the ultimate Jewish composer – Mendelssohn. The Cinema is owned by Kenn Lowy, a long-time marathon swimmer and a musician himself.
The water is in the high 40s here; the wind has made for some gorgeous swimming. I haven’t had much time to hit the beach, but when I have, I’ve been able to swim some nice early-spring miles in heavy chop with the sun on my back. Nothing better!”
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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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