Tanya Desnoyers Nurses A Dream
Gilles Potvin recalls the two record-setting swims in Québec, Canada accomplished by his granddaughter Tanya Desnoyers, a clinic nurse and marathon swimmer
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Gilles Potvin Recalls His Swimming & Coaching Past On WOWSA Live
Gilles Potvin Recalls His Swimming & Coaching Past On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Coach Gilles Potvin spoke with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison about his eventful career on today's WOWSA Live. In this interview, the 78-year-old former
Honour Coaches In International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
They are on pool decks and shorelines day and night. They spend countless hours on escort boats and kayaks. They study the sport and can analyze the competition and the elements. The individuals who have been inducted as Honour Coaches in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame include: * Richard “Dick” Campion, Australia, inducted 2010/11 *
What The Mind Believes, The Body Achieves
Mohamed Marouf and the Le Club de natation Calac hosted an international conference on open water swimming at its annual distance swimming competition in Montréal, Canada. Dr. Abou Elella Ade El Fattah of Egypt, Alain Lefebvre of Canada, Gilles Potvin of Canada, and Steven Munatones, as well as host and former professional marathon swimmer Mohamed Marouf
Gilles Potvin, Still Passionate 71 Years Into It
Gilles Potvin, Still Passionate 71 Years Into It Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gilles Potvin, now 71, has all kinds of recollections from years past. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honouree competed in and completed seven 24 Heures La Tuque swims that required him to compete from around and around the perimeter in
With A Valiant Heart, Nothing Is Impossible
Back in 1955, the young Gilles Potvin peeked over the shoulder of a big-city newspaper reporter from Montreal. The reporter was covering the unprecedented crossing of lac St-Jean by Jacques Amyot. "Jacques Amyot just accomplished the impossible," wrote the newsman. "You are wrong," boldly blurted out Potvin. "What? Who are you?" asked the veteran