Shout-out For Shark Shield
The Oceans Seven presents all kinds of obstacles to overcome: distances, tides, currents, waves, wind, sunburn, jellyfish, language barriers, logistical considerations, costs, extreme water temperatures, night swimming and marine life.Stephen Redmond is in Molokai and will soon begin his 6th of the 7 Oceans Seven channels: the 42K (26 mile) Molokai Channel.
But he wants to avoid the fate of Greta Andersen.
Greta was on the top of her game in the late 1950s, but when she attempted to swim between the island of Molokai and Oahu, she had to pulled from the water when too many sharks were circling her and got way too close for comfort. Stephen and his support team are looking for two Freedom 7 Shark Shield kits for his upcoming swim in Hawaii.
Any help in obtaining these safety devices for Stephen is greatly appreciated. For more information, contact Michael Butler here.
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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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