Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon. On September 16th - 18th 1998 in Terracina, Italy, the following members of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee met, made key decisions, and submitted recommendations to the FINA Bureau that would ultimately change the direction of open water swimming and its global growth: Alan Clarkson (UK),
Ronnie Wong Promoting The Sport On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Hong Kong. Ronnie Wong Man Chiu is the long-time chairman of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee. The Hong Kong businessman, Olympian (1968 Mexico City Olympics + 1972 Munich Olympics as a swimmer in the 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley + 1992 Barcelona
Andrew Gemmell Speaks Out About FINA's Swimming World Courtesy of Craig Lord, Swimming World Magazine. Andrew Gemmell spoke with Craig Lord about the mindset and decisions of FINA executives and FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee (TOWSC) members in a recent hard-hitting article in Swimming World Magazine: read here (Andrew Gemmell’s Red Flag To
Olympic Marathon Runners Are Protected. What About Marathon Swimmers? Courtesy of International Olympic Committee, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic marathon and race walking events will be moved to Sapporo on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido. Compared to Tokyo,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA’s Technical Open Water Swimming Committee approved several changes at its last meeting: * The FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships will have three different age groups: 14-15 years, 16-17 years, and 18-19 years * the 14-15 year age group will compete in a 5 km race * the 16-17 year
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. During our time on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee, we understood that the FINA referees made their decisions partly based on the actions and intentions of the swimmers. That is, if a swimmer intentionally impeded another swimmer, or intentionally pulled on their leg, or intentionally swam
Athletes Do The Right Thing By Craig Lord Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Craig Lord's most recent hard-hitting article is a must-read here (Athletes Do The Right Thing: Boycott FINA, Say No To Money Soaked In Sorrow Of Fran). Back in July 23rd 2011, I wrote this article on FINA's decisions and actions at the 2011 FINA World
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Michael Phelps and Milorad Čavić famously raced against one another at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, replays of their close race was played over and over again. Photos were splashed all over the globe and interest in swimming increased. Whether it is fouls in a basketball game, penalties in an ice
If Ice Swims were added to the Winter Olympics, what would Colin Hill do? Would he compete as an athlete representing Great Britain? Served on a boat as a referee? Lend his expertise as a Safety Delegate? Organize on behalf of FINA's Technical Open Water Swimming Committee? Appear on television as a commentator? It may be the first time in Olympic
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA announced its new members of its Technical Open Water Swimming Committee (TOWSC) for the 2013-2017 period. Long-time members Dennis Miller, Ronnie Wong (Hong Kong), Jorge Delgado (Ecuador), Sid Cassidy (USA), Tomas Haces (Cuba) maintain continuity and remain the backbone of the influential
