Open Water Swimmers In The OCEAN
Photo by Clive Wright of Brenton Williams in Marina Martinique. When a company like Cambridge Analytica uses its technology to define a voter’s predominant personality type during the American election season, its personality classifications are based on the ‘Big Five’ traits that is summarized by the acronym OCEAN.
OCEAN stands for openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
OCEA(N) seems to define the personalities of most open water swimmers well, who are generally extremely positively minded, adventure-oriented individuals:
Openness: are intellectually curious, tending to think and act in individualistic and nonconforming ways.
Conscientiousness: set clear goals while being reliable, organized, and self-controlled.
Extroversion: enjoy being with other people, are full of energy, and tend to seek out opportunities for excitement.
Agreeableness: value getting along with others and believe people are basically honest, decent, and trustworthy.
Neuroticism: tend to experience negative feelings and interpret ordinary situations as threatening.
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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.
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