Talk About Tough
His Excellency The Governor Duncan Taylor of the Cayman Islands ran in the soft white sand of Seven Mile Beach to the start of the Flowers International 5 km event. Googles, swimsuit, and cap. Voilà! The Governor was ready to go. And then he ran back to the Governor’s Residence after the inaugural 5 km swim.Talk about tough.
But he may just simply enjoy the gorgeously beautiful soft sands of Grand Cayman before he moves to Mexico.
Governor Taylor was recently appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mexico and will take up his appointment in September 2013. On his appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mexico, the quickest open water swimming Ambassador remarked, “I am honoured and delighted to have been appointed Ambassador to Mexico, a beautiful, vibrant and dynamic country. The UK has a rich and friendly relationship with Mexico. I look forward greatly to helping to develop that relationship across the board with one of our most important bilateral partners.”
Photo shows Olympic marathon swimming silver medalist Haley Anderson with the Governor shortly before the start of the 5 km race.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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