The Details As Seen By Open Water Swimming Wonks
An open water swimming wonk notices the tiny details planned and prepared by the world’s most astute race directors and their hard-working professional and volunteer staff.
The extraordinary attention to detail as performed annually by the staff of the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean never ceases to amaze and educate open water swimming wonks. The level of preparedness of the staff is simply taken for granted by the assembled field of athletes nowadays.
But the casing around the finish-line high-speed cameras are one of these excellent nice touches because you just never know when it could rain on race day.
Photo by USA Swimming’s Dave Thomas.
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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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