The Weather Could Not Have Been Better
“The weather could not have been better,” recalls Kent Nicholas, a criminal attorney from Arizona and creator of the S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge.So he made the most of the opportunity presented to him by Mother Nature on his last leg of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on August 1st.
Nicholas completed his English Channel crossing in 11 hours 22 minutes under the escort of Stuart Gleeson aboard the Sea Leopard to become the 71st individual in history to join the Triple Crown.
Copyright © 2013 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. 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).
Latest posts by Steven Munatones (see all)
