Mervyn Sharp Talks About Achieving His Childhood Dream On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Mervyn Sharp talked achieving his childhood dream of swimming the English Channel with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairperson Ned Denison on today' edition of WOWSA Live. The former King of the Channel and talked about
Marc Newman Reminisces About Swimming On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU, Huntington Beach, California. Police officer, coach and administer Marc Newman talked about his channel and marathon swimming career with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairperson Ned Denison in today' edition of WOWSA Live. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of
John Goodbody On An Open Water Swimming Icon, Thomas Watch Courtesy of English Channel swimmer and Olympic journalist John Goodbody, London, United Kingdom. The following article by John Goodbody about Tom Watch, who passed away over the weekend, originally appeared in Swimming Times in 2007: For Channel swimmers over the last 60 years, he has been part
Watching Over Many, Impacting All Courtesy of Kevin Murphy. One of the greatest coaches of endurance swimmers, Tom Watch [with glasses on left] died at the age of 93. Watch, a 1986 Honour Coach in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, was from Weymouth and had been ill for some time. Kevin Murphy recalls, "Tom was on the escort boat as
Thomas Has Been On The Watch For Over 60 Years Courtesy of WOWSA, English Channel, California. Thomas Watch is a marvel. The British coach, crew and pilot was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Coach in 1986 and he is still active in his 80s. For over 60 years, Watch has been a coach and mentor for long distance
Spellbound By Swimmers Courtesy of WOWSA, Isle of Bute, Scotland. When Michael Read, Sally Minty-Gravett, Kevin Murphy and Tom Watch participated in a wonderfully inspirational panel discussion about their swims across the English Channel during the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference, the audience was spellbound. The quartet talked about their
A Quartet Of Heroes And Heroines Courtesy of WOWSA, Isle of Bute. Michael Read, Sally Minty-Gravett, Kevin Murphy and Tom Watch participated in a wonderfully inspirational panel discussion about their swims across the English Channel at the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference today on the Isle of Bute. The quartet talked about their most difficult
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 *
