ReJean Lacoursiere Archives – World Open Water Swimming Association

Gilles Potvin, Still Passionate 71 Years Into It

Steven Munatones 03/23/2013 No Comment

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

Don’t Stop Swimming Now, Great White Shark In Our Midst

Steven Munatones 12/31/2012 No Comment

Don't Stop Swimming Now, Great White Shark In Our Midst Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In one of the few documented cases where sharks encountered professional marathon swimmers, Canadian Olympian George Park gives a first-person account of the 14.1-mile race from Narragansett, Rhode Island to Block Island in 1968. "The world's greatest

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Gilles Potvin, Still Passionate 71 Years Into It

Don’t Stop Swimming Now, Great White Shark In Our Midst