The Toughest Swimmer In The World
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Casey Barrett of USA Swimming’s SwimNetwork writes colorfully and respectfully of Lynne Cox.
In his column, The Toughest Swimmer in the World, Casey writes, “Lynne Cox demands a different category all together. To call her the greatest open water swimmer ever misses the point.
She’s more like Magellan, the epic around-the-world explorer. Except, instead of navigating the world’s oceans aboard a king’s flagship, Cox has been IN these waters.”
He provides a pool swimmer’s perspective of one of history’s most prolific and accomplished open water swimmers with an insightful conclusion, “Thankfully, the masters of [open water] are finally beginning to get their due, with Olympic inclusion and a brighter spotlight on open water events. Yet it’s worth remembering that this is how it all started — this was the origin of Olympic swimming in the first place.”
It is wonderful that the traditional pool swimming world looks upon Lynne with such respect and awe…the greatly-appreciated article is here.
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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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