Sandra Bucha Honored On The Isle Of Bute
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At 17, Sandra Bucha retired and went off to college at Stanford.
One of the top freestylers in the world as a teenager, her competitive life in the pool was over.
Or so she thought.
But her coach Don Watson got her back into the swing of things by suggesting that she start competing in the open water. And what a fantastic career it was. Considered one of the finest female professional marathon swimmers in history, Bucha’s career was as brilliant as it was all too brief.
Today she was honored as an inductee in not only the International Swimming Hall of Fame, but also the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. Her fiery spirit and passion for the game was all clearly evident.
Photo courtesy of Ram Barkai.
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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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