Ohhhh…Great TV On Open Water Swimming
The Great Swim Series heads from the lakes, lochs and docks to the small screen. Channel 4 will broadcast one-hour program showcasing the world’s most popular open water swimming series. The first broadcast on November 14th will showcase the British Gas Great East Swim.
The second broadcast will be on November 21st on the British Gas Great London Swim with supermodel Jodie Kidd. The third broadcast is scheduled for November 28th with 2,000 swimmers shown in the British Gas Great Salford Swim.
The broadcast, presented by Natalie Pinkham and Olympic swimmer Steve Parry, are entertaining and enlightening with great human interest stories spliced with footage from competitive world-class swimmers including world triathlon champion Alastair Brownlee, eight-time world open water swimming champion Thomas Lurz, world champion Keri-Anne Payne and Olympic 10K medalist Cassie Patten. The heroes and heroines of the Great Swims are those who swim in memory of a loved one to those who overcome all odds to swim a mile in open water.
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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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