New Zealand-based adventure marathon swimmer and triathlete Rob Hutchings will soon release his new book called ‘Downriver Nomad‘.
Hutchings explains, “Downriver Nomad is currently available on most online book retailers for pre-order and will be released on October 11th. It is an adventure memoir of my journeys around the world, competing in triathlons, marathon swims, and backcountry adventures. I describe my challenges in dealing with an increasingly violent alcoholic father as I was finding my feet in the sports of triathlon and marathon swimming as a teenager.”
Hutchings writes in detail how marathon swimming and endurance sport helped him through several of heartbreaking experiences in his life. He’s also hilariously tells stories of comedic mishaps in various endurance sporting events around the world. Downriver Nomad culminates with his unprecedented 256 km 5-day stage swim of New Zealand’s Clutha River from the beautiful mountain town of Wanaka to the Pacific Ocean. Hutchings self-organized, trained for, and completed the swim that he was told would be impossible to achieve.
To read the book description, the endorsements, and links to several options for ordering Downriver Nomad, visit Hutchings’ website here.
Between February 20th – 24th 2020, 44-year-old Rob Hutchings swam 256 km along the length of the Clutha River from the outlet at Lake Wanaka in the Southern Alps to the mouth at the Pacific Ocean, escorted by Sam Blummers and Laura Tomson over the course of 4.5 days. The Clutha River or Mata-Au is the second longest river in New Zealand and the longest in the South Island.Rob Hutchings swimming the Glacial Lake Coleridge on New Zealand’s South Island
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.
