New Hero Swims Intelligently In A Tough Sport
Vicki Michaelis and Eileen Blass of the USA TODAY created an excellent background piece on Alex Meyer.
In the build-up to the 2012 London Olympics, the American sports media will undoubtedly center their focus on swimmers like Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Natalie Coughlin and all the established stars of the powerful USA Swimming team. But the story of an articulate, soft-spoken Harvard University intellectual seems too good a story to pass up. If Alex wins a medal in the shadows of Buckingham Palace in a venue that was created nearly 300 years ago in a sport that requires equal parts combativeness, strategy and aerobic conditioning, he will be an enticing and engaging subject to an American media looking for new heroes.
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In the build-up to the 2012 London Olympics, the American sports media will undoubtedly center their focus on swimmers like Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Natalie Coughlin and all the established stars of the powerful USA Swimming team. But the story of an articulate, soft-spoken Harvard University intellectual seems too good a story to pass up. If Alex wins a medal in the shadows of Buckingham Palace in a venue that was created nearly 300 years ago in a sport that requires equal parts combativeness, strategy and aerobic conditioning, he will be an enticing and engaging subject to an American media looking for new heroes.
Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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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