The Most Interesting Man In The Open Water World
The Most Interesting Man In The Open Water World
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.The Most Interesting Man in the World is an advertising campaign for the Dos Equis brand of beer. The ads feature Jonathan Goldsmith as “the world’s most interesting man” and first began appearing in the United States in 2006.
The most interesting man in the open water world would have incredible talents and abilities; his characteristics would be superhuman; he would be one with the marine environment.
* Dolphins ask to draft off him…
* Sharks worry about him…
* His Speedos are considered to be a small watercraft…
* Michael Phelps retired when he started to swim butterfly…
* His kick is measured in horsepower…
* He breaks open coconuts with his bare hands…
* His wake is the size of 6-foot waves…
* He munches on jellyfish if they sting him…
* The word hypothermia is not in his dictionary…
* His sunscreen stays on 3 days in the water…
* He doesn’t need a tow-in a big wave surf spots…
* His goggles can withstand the pressure of the Mariana Trench…
* His ice swims are not considered extreme…
* He considers the English Channel a good warm-up…
* He kayaks with his hands…
* He’s got gills…
* He can eggbeater completely out of the water…
* He swallows gel packs whole on his feedings…
* Portuguese call him a man o war…
* His marathon swims are measured in days…
* He does flip turns on rock jetties…
* He never needs GPS…
* His blood has a hint of chlorine…
* His tears are made of salt water…
* Mermaids flock to the shore when he nears the water…
* He calls the 5 Oceans home…
…he is the most interesting man in the open water swimming world.
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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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