The Next Big Thing In Open Water Swimming
The Daily News of Open Water Swimming observes that trends begin and develop slowly in the sport of open water swimming, at least relative to sports like snowboarding, triathlon and basketball.One trend that is appearing on the horizon is the use of aerial photography at open water swims.
From use of kites to take pictures at the Liberty Island Swim in New York City and remote controlled helicopters at the Midmar Mile in South Africa to traditional helicopters at the Flowers Sea Sea in the Cayman Islands and at the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series, taking photographs from above produces some gorgeous photography.
Phil White of the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association is an example of another race promoter jumping on the bandwagon, “Dave and Beth Bouffard will be the official aerial photographers of the Kingdom Swim and Willoughby Swim. We are very happy to have them aboard.”
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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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