Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Jorge Auerlio Delgado Panchana is currently well-known as the Vice Chairman of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee for the 2009-2013 and 2013-2017 terms and the first Vice President of CONSANAT (South American Swimming Confederation or Confederación Sudamericana de Natación), he was
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA or Unión Americana de Natación) elected 12 Open Water Swimming committee members for the 2015-19 term. UANA is the organization whose purpose is to organize, supervise and control amateur aquatics activities and events involving pool swimming, diving, water polo,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee Vice Chairman Jorge Delgado, a 2-time Olympic finalist from Ecuador, explains how the sport of marathon swimming got into the Summer Olympics at a speech in the United Nations during the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies organized
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jorge Auerlio Delgado Panchana of Ecuador was selected as the men’s head referee for the 2012 London Olympics Games marathon swim. “It was a great setup and it helped the continued development of the sport. There were so many turn buoys in the course; it was difficult for the pack to get around the buoys
The Ecuadorian Swimming Federation (Federación Ecuatoriana de Natación or FENA) announced its national teams for the 2014 South American Games (X Juegos Suramericanos) in Santiago, Chile starting later this week. Among the open water swimming team are Ivan Enderica Ochoa, Santiago Enderica and supporting teammate Esteban Enderica Salgado who will be
We can appreciate how most swimmers want to keep alive the traditions of the sport of open water swimming. The sport has served its enthusiasts well over the last two millennia. But we like to imagine how the sport can continue to evolve and develop. When the sport evolves in various ways, the number of swimmers and coaches, and media interest and
In order to help elevate the sport of open water swimming, FINA's most experienced FINA Delegates from the Technical Open Water Swimming Committee give lectures and share their expertise and experience with coaches, administrators, and athletes around the world. Zouheir El Moufti of Morocco (shown on left) and Sam Greetham of England will give another 3-day
At the United Nations at the 2011 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in New York City, Vice Chairman of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee Jorge Delgado was awarded with a Certificate of Merit. In his acceptance speech, Delgado explains the introduction of the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing
Russia will be represented by two swimmers in the Olympic marathon swimming 10km: Sergey Bolshakov and Vladimir Dyatchin. Germany will also be represented by two men: Thomas Lurz and Andreas Waschburger. And so will Ecuador. Ivan Enderica Ochoa will be one of the 25 male finalists and former two-time Ecuadorean Olympian Jorge Delgado will be the
SAN ANTONIO. Denny Ryther was appointed as chairman of the Unión Americana de Natación (UANA or the Amateur Swimming Union of the Americas) Technical Open Water Swimming Committee. His tenure will be from November 2012 to October 2015. Denny, a long-time USA Swimming national open water swim team manager and administrator, will head an esteemed group of
