Simon Murie, Swim Trekking Around The World
Simon Murie, the enterprising founder and long-term visionary behind SwimTrek Swimming Adventure Holidays, is a very well-traveled marathon swimmer himself. He’s done the following swims among other swim expeditions:
• English Channel• Strait of Gibraltar (Spain-Morocco)
• Hellespont (Turkey)
• Robben Island (South Africa)
• Gambia – Senegal
• Corryvreckan Whirlpool (Scotland)
• Lake Windermere
• Britain – America (British Virgin Islands – US Virgin Islands)
• Alcatraz Island (San Francisco)
For pleasure or business, Simon is a man on the go with a great navigational IQ.
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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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