Perry Crosses Susie Maroney’s Path
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How big is marathon swimming on the world’s stage? How interesting are the lives of swimmers?
If International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer Susie Maroney is any indication, the answers are ‘pretty big’ and ‘very’.
The Daily Mail broke the story about how Cuba-to-Florida swimmer and 2-time Manhattan Island Marathon Swim winner Maroney has fallen into love with Perry Cross (read more here).
Quadriplegic Cross is the inspiration behind and namesake for the Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation. He was paralyzed due to a rugby accident at the age of 19.
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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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