Professor Patrick McKnight Thinks Big And Fast
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Professor Patrick McKnight thinks big.
He made two attempts at climbing Mount Everest in 2014 and 2015, and then turned his focus on completing the fastest Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in history.
At the age of 24, Rendy Lynn Opdycke completed her Triple Crown within 35 days in 2008. She first completed the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 7 hours 46 minutes on July 5th, then the English Channel in 10 hours 54 minutes on July 27th, and the wrapped her Triple Crown up with a crossing of the Catalina Channel in 8 hours 28 minutes on August 9th.
The professor from Fairfax, Virginia wants to do the same – only one day shorter.
So far, he is on track with a 11 hour 4 minute crossing of the Catalina Channel on July 12th and a 12 hour 54 minute crossing of the English Channel on July 21st. He can claim the fastest Triple Crown in history if he completes a circumnavigation of Manhattan Island on the 20 Bridges Circumnavigation of Manhattan on August 15th.
For more information about 50-year-old Professor McKnight, read his blog here (Climbing On Purpose).
Professor McKnight is shown above with his support crew at the La Jolla Cove (Robin Hipolito and Linda Bamford).
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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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