Swimsuit Comparisons Over The Generations
Judging from these two men – American Olympian Mark Warkentin on the left in a TYR swimsuit circa 2008 and Captain Matthew Webb on the right in a swimsuit circa 1875 – the more things change, the more things stay the same. Just as swimming was popular way back when, the open water swimming community in New York is coming back.
Mark is headed to New York City this week to take on International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Petar Stoychev in a mano-a-mano race around Manhattan Island.
Watch the race live starting at 3:20 pm local time on Friday, September 10th.
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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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