Thinking, Wishing About The Impossible In The Open Water
Courtesy of Twelve Productions for Outside Magazine. We occasionally dream about doing the impossible in the open water. Like…
…swimming up a waterfall
…swimming between Oahu and Kauai across the Kaieiewaho Channel in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
…swimming down northeastern Pakistan’s Rondu Gorge [see above]
If we have otherworldly powerful fins to propel us up a waterfall, defying gravity, we could swim up a waterfall.
If we could withstand box jellyfish and Portuguese man o war and swim for over two days straight in tropical waters with almost unimaginable ocean swells, we could cross the 72-mile (115.8 km) Kaieiewaho Channel.
If we could swim down Class V rapids with buoyant gear and helmets to protect us from smashing into rocks and being pulled down into the crannies between boulders, we could have a downstream swim of our lives.
We will keep on dreaming.
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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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