Salukis Swimming Fun
We have traveled frequently with Egyptian Olympic coach, FINA official and long-time USA Swimming national team coach Rick Walker. He is an intense as he is comic. He is as organized as he is flexible. He is as compassionate as he is motivational. A former collegiate swimmer in Texas, he has led the Southern Illinois University Salukis for 27 years, coaching a total of 8 Olympians and 11 World Championship swimmers. This year, he led the swim team to Puerto Rico on a training trip where Saluki swimmer Andrew Spencer captured the fun, frolics, energy and excitement of his teammates in the production of this video:
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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.
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