Stephen Swimming Sionna
Stephen Redmond is making the most of his hard-earned post-Oceans Seven fame. He is also giving back to the community that supported him and the sport which pushed him to his limit and taxed every physical, emotion and psychological part of his DNA.
But while he becomes a beacon of inspiration, he also plans to continue stroking ahead in his swimming career.
He will swim 26 miles around Fastnet Rock, the most southerly point of Ireland again. He also plans to become the first person to swim the entire length of River Shannon next year.
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at 360.5 km (224 miles) that divides the west of Ireland from the east and south and is named for Sionna, a Celtic goddess.
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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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