Pat Gallant-Charette Cooks Up A Strait Swim
Despite the outcome of Pat Gallant-Charette‘s attempt, she was more than optimistic. “Mother Nature has not dampened my spirit to continue with my open water swim adventures. If anything, she has energized my determination.”
Philip Rush explained the situation, “Pat was being pulled toward the Pacific with no chance of reaching land.”
But she certainly gave it her all on this attempt. “Mother Nature sent some very strong tidal flows preventing me from finishing my swim. Current was pulling me away from the finish…I would not have stopped my swim if there was a remote chance of completing my swim of Cook Strait.”
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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