Şükran Tipi Puts Her Stamp On Traversée du lac St-Jean
Şükran Tipi of Chicoutimi in Québec, Canada is a multi-lingual volunteer who is part of the heart and soul of the 300+ volunteers of the Traversée international du lac St-Jean.A linguist by training, she is on the Traversée‘s Welcoming Committee that helps host these types of international open water swimming competitions. With a fluency in Turkish, English, French, German, Italian, Arabic, Turkish, and the Innu language, Sükran is indispensible.
She can help athletes, host families from all over the world communicate and be accommodated by the Traversée international du lac St-Jean. She also assists with the Traversée‘s online social media and does everything from greeting and translating for athletes at social functions to stamping black ink on their hands, shoulders, and backs on the morning of the race.
“The volunteers of the Welcoming Committee provide solutions to spontaneous problems,” explains Sükran with her usual smile. “We are there for the athletes, coaches, visitors, and everyone involved.”
Unswervingly unselfish ubiquitously.
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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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