Stephen Junk: Hero
Stephen Junk is a 61-year-old Australian embryologist and open water swimmer with 6 of the Oceans Seven channels completed along with the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming under his belt. But his heroics do not stop there.
Dr Junk pulled four people from the Greens Pool, a popular tourist spot in Western Australia where he often swims. Three of the people lived. “I wish I had been there 15 minutes earlier,” he said after seeing three people clinging to an offshore rock in an area known as the plughole. He swam out to the area and pulled each one back to shore one by one. Unfortunately, the fourth man passed away on the beach despite attempts to revive him.
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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