Susan Simmons Talks Adventure On WOWSA Live
Susan Simmons Talks Adventure On WOWSA Live
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California.Canadian Susan Simmons talked about dealing with her MS (Multiple sclerosis) and swimming in cold water on today’s WOWSA Live program.
The 55-year-old former competitive pool swimmer made the transition to longer, colder marathon swims with a special focus on pioneering unprecedented swim in her local lakes and straits in and near Vancouver. She recalled a number of experiences with Steven Munatones:
* starting her open water career with a lake swim in Thetis Lake where she swam with otters
* building up from 1.5 km to 70 km in distance
* swimming in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Haro Strait, and Georgia Strait
* planning adventure swims in Great Bear Rainforest
* swimming with humpback whales and trying to avoid bubble net feeding
* being escorted by a Canadian whale whisperer
* seeing value in everyone
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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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