Start Time With The Sharks In The Farallones
While Diana Nyad is planning on a very warm-water 103-mile swim from Florida to Cuba among sharks, currents and jellyfish, Karen Rogers will face something equally demanding if not a bit shorter in distance.Follow Karen here this Friday at 3 am California time.
Karen will face really big sharks (Great Whites) and really cold seas (53.6°F or 12°C) this Friday starting at the dark of night when she courageously pushes off from the Farallones Islands and heads for the Golden Gate Bridge.
“I’m excited. My training has been going well and I am confident. Once I get to the sea buoy 12 miles out, I can start seeing the Golden Gate Bridge. Once I get to the Golden Gate Bridge, I will be facing a flood tide and will be looking for a place to land.”
Two intrepid women. Two incredible goals facing massive obstacles, unknown to terrestrial endurance athletes.
But their training has been spot on and their dreams are inspiring.
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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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