Pinnipeds On The Beach
It is for good reason that Seal Beach in California got its name.But recently the members of the Open Water Swim Club have been seeing more seals than usual up and down the Southern California coast. “I saw this little guy on the peninsula in Long Beach near Seal Beach,” recalled Lexie Kelly. “He looked so scared and a bit sick. I was in the middle of a jog by the water and he looked up at me with the cutest eyes and a little sickly sound like he wanted someone to take care of him.”
There are an estimated quarter of a million pinnipeds along the California coastline with Pacific harbor seals, elephant seals, and fur seals – that often swim alongside the coastline-hugging ocean swimmers.
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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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