Ned Denison To Be Honoured In Long Beach, California
Ned Denison, one of the global leaders in the marathon swimming world, will be deservedly honoured by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame at its annual induction ceremonies.Ned who first proposed the Triple Crown of Prison Island Swims (or Triple Break) and who created the Cork Distance Week, stands tall in the channel swimming world, marathon swimming community and circumnavigation crowd.
Besides his own marathon swims, Ned pushes others to tackle the English Channel, the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Round Jersey, Lake Zurich, and other challenges around the world including the In Search of Memphre international marathon swim.
Ned Denison (left) is shown with fellow International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Kevin Murphy (right) in photo above.
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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.
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