The Next Generation In The Butterfield Sea Swim
Marisa Poole and Kevin Poole (shown on left) swam together amid 170 swimmers in the 800-meter Butterfield Sea Swim in the incredibly beautiful Cayman Islands under ideal conditions on Seven Mile Beach.While Marisa represents the next generation of open water swimmers, the present belongs to the Fraser brothers, Shaune and Brett, who dominated the race and placed first and second in 9:24 and 9:26. Lara Butler, defending champion, finished in 10:08 in an impressive fifth place overall.
The attendance in last Saturday’s event continues remarkable growth in Cayman’s sea swims that mirrors open water swimming’s trend worldwide. In a much-welcomed useful gift for all swimmers, the participants received premium beach towels as a finisher’s prize.
Photos are here.
Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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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