Scott Coleman Just Keeps On Swimming
With the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming under his belt, Scott Coleman is tied for 3rd on the All-Time Oceans Seven quest.He now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with marathon swimming stalwarts such as James Pittar, Kevin Murphy, Forrest Nelson, Bula Chowdhury Chakraborty, Tom Hecker and Pieter Christian Jongeneel Anderica.
Scott has traveled the world accomplishing his marathon swimming career goals: the England, the Catalina Channel, the Cook Strait, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim and the Swim Around Key West in water temperatures ranging from 55-85°F (13-29°C).
Back in 1996, Scott became the first male diabetic to successfully swim across the English Channel. As a resident of warm Florida, doing cold-water swims in different parts of the world is always a challenge. “The cold is endless. It is all consuming. Your hands begin to bow. You lose feeling in one arm. Things are glowing in the water. Is this the beginning of hypothermia? ‘I’ve had it,’ you say after spending eight hours in the cold water. “Keep swimming you bastard,” yells your boat captain as he drives the boat away. You keep swimming.”
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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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