Owen O’Keefe Receives Hall Of Fame Recognition
Owen O’Keefe Receives Hall Of Fame Recognition
Courtesy of WOWSA, Cork, Ireland.Ireland’s Owen O’Keefe received a Certificate of Merit from the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame while hundreds of open water swimmers from four continents looked on at the Cork City Hall in Ireland during the opening reception of the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference.
From Australia to South Africa, America to Russia, and all around Ireland and Europe, O’Keefe was among many marathon swimmers who will be honored and celebrated this weekend.
He is pictured by Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming’s Dr. Sakura Adams who will speak on the Physiology of Cold Water Swimming on Day 2 of the Conference.
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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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