The Towel and the Triple Crown Dinner

Steven Munatones 03/04/2022 open water swimming No Comment

Ned Denison announced, “The 9-day Cork Distance Week 2022 returns as a true international event – with most COVID restrictions lifted. 17 swimmers, new to the event, will be assisted by 59 veterans to navigate the cold and rocky swims.

One of the unique bits of gear is a towel with the names of 150+ swimmers who soloed the English Channel and completed a lap of Sandycove Island. Brendan O’Brien and Adrian Healy, who recently completed the English Channel, will appear on the towel for the first time.

Vera Rivard’s (pictured below) dream will also come true. After a lap of Sandycove Island several English Channel swimmers, including Vasanti Niemz from Germany, will earn a place on future versions of The Towel.

Then about 120 attendees, volunteers, other local Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming achievers (and sometimes a Triple Crowner flying in for just the weekend as a guest) will attend the Triple Crown Dinner on July 8th. Veteran Marty McMahon from Connecticut, will be welcomed to the club by more than 15 of his peers with the blue shirt, crown and other gifts.

The photo above shows the swimmers on the towel at the 2019 dinner.

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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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