Jordan Wilimovsky And Dave Kelsheimer With Ned Denison On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. On March 24th, the International Olympic Committee decided to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics one year. The postponement is unprecedented. Athletes and coaches have to radically change their plans, but for most competitive
We Can’t Control A Storm, But We Can Control Sails Of Our Ship - Jordan Wilimovsky On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. In preparing for the 2008 Olympic 10 km marathon swim qualification race in Sevilla, Spain, Daniel Katzir had his country of Israel inked on both sides of his head. Katzir swam well enough to qualify
Pádraig Mallon And Ned Denison On WOWSA Live Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Newry, Northern Ireland. WOWSA Live was a feature of the Daily News of Open Water Swimming a decade ago. WOWSA Live was a weekly one-hour online interview that focused on luminaries in the open water swimming world including Greta Andersen, dual inductee in the International Marathon
Images courtesy of NBCOlympics.com of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. After the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, British swimmer Jack Burnell who was disqualified and upset with the officiating at the 2016 Olympic Games. He told the British press, “They’re giving yellow cards out left, right and centre for absolutely
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It was only until recently that many (most?) American competitive swimming coaches believed that participating in open water swimming competitions would led to slower times in the pool for their athletes. But 2015 10 km world champion Jordan Wilimovsky and his coach Dave Kelsheimer are slowly influencing
Courtesy of USA Swimming on Jordan Wilimovsky of Malibu, California. For additional information and articles on Jordan Wilimovsky, coached by Dave Kelsheimer of Team Santa Monica, click on links below: * Jordan Wilimovsky Aiming To Double Up At The Olympics * Anticipating Two Olympic Races For Jordan Wilimovsky * Why Jordan Wilimovsky Will Win 10K In Rio
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With the speed that Jordan Wilimovsky showed in the 1500m race at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, he is looking good for a podium position in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. His strategy - both tactics in a race and long-term training with his coach Dave Kelsheimer -
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is nearly impossible to accurately predict the medalists in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games...but some athletes are ideally prepared to swim the race of their lives and capture gold. One of those athletes is reigning world 10 km champion who blew away his competition in Kazan,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. David Rieder of Swimming World Magazine predicted that Jordan Wilimovsky would not make the US Olympic Swim Team in the 1500m freestyle, despite being seeded second at the US Olympic Team Trials [see here]. The 22-year-old from Team Santa Monica in Southern California has swum a 14:53.12 in the 1500m
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dave Kelsheimer is the coach of Olympian and 10 km world champion Jordan Wilimovsky. Both Wilimovsky and Coach Kelsheimer were honored by FINA at its Soirée des Etoiles in Doha, Qatar last week. Coach Kelsheimer does some innovative work in conditions where and when he can find them. Living in the crowded
