Swim Cortez Between Breaths
“I’ve come out of the Wilderness enough to know reentry is strange. It’s strange to hold a conversation with words that have no weight to make worthy a description the Wild encounter deserves. It’s strange to communicate when I’m not exactly sure the impact the experience has had on the person I find myself becoming. I struggle because I realize while I am talking, the conversation is forming my opinions, and yet, I haven’t had time to fully breathe in what has passed…”Paul Lundgren shown above continues here…read more about his swim attempt across the Sea of Cortez.
Photograph of Paul Lundgren by Scott Rokis Photography.
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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