Olympic Firepower In The Open Water
The Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation and the International Swimming Hall of Fame have put together one of the most star-studded open water swimming clinics ever held in America this weekend in Fort Lauderdale.7-time Olympic medalist Aaron Peirsol (5 gold, 2 silver), one of the most remarkable watermen in contemporary times (shown bodysurfing below), 3-time Olympic medalist Peter Vanderkaay (2 gold, 1 bronze), Olympians Kalyn Keller and Chloe Sutton and USA Swimming national open water swim team members Christine Jennings, Conor Dwyer, Teresa Crippen and Madison Kennedy will describe and demonstrate the basics and the subtleties of open water swimming.
The two-hour open water swimming clinic will take place after the 1 Mile Dash for Cash and the 10K Marathon Swim on Fort Lauderdale’s Alexander Park.
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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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