Open Water Swimming In German
Open Water Swimming, a text book on the sport of open water swimming, will be published in German by Spomedis in April 2012 (see here). Frank Wechsel, Chief Executive Officer of Spomedis explains, “We are going to publish the book in May. The edition will be full color hardcover with an introduction by Thomas Lurz. It will also available on www.swim.de website.”
The 263-page book explains training, techniques and tactics for open water swimmers and triathletes, covering numerous topics from the history of the sport to the four primary racing tactics used by professional marathon swimmers.
Frank received a second prize in the
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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