Reaching Out In The Open Water To Under-served Communities
On the back of the successful 1.5K open water swim at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Special Olympics athletes worldwide are jumping into lakes, bays, oceans and rivers as the allure of the open water expands to previously under-served open water swimming communities.Bruckner Chase explains, “We added Special Olympics athletes to our ocean workouts here in South Jersey this morning. A total of 50 swimmers welcomed them as we taught basic skills for sighting and dealing with waves…these guys rock! These experiences can be so impactful experiences on whole communities.”
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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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