South African Swimmers Stand Tall For Maura Sanderoff
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 15 South African swimmers came together to celebrate sea swimming with generosity and friendship last weekend in Cape Town.
They enjoyed every minute of their 7.5 km crossing.
“15 of us swam from Robben Island to Bloubergstrand,” explains Theodore Yach who completed his 79th official crossing of the famed South African channel. “We swam to raise money for Maura Sanderoff’s new prosthetic leg. She lost her leg many years ago to cancer and is a very strong sea swimmer.
Her friend Delle Henry [shown above on the left of Sanderoff] organised a fantastic event. Peter Bales and Tony Sellmeyer of the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association officiated.“The 15 were able to raise R150,000 and Sanderoff will be fitted with her new prosthetic shortly.
“It was such a beautiful swim for everybody,” said Sanderoff with genuine humility and heartfelt appreciation. “It was peach conditions swimming looking towards our Table Mountain.”
Photos by Neal Ellis.
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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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