Tribute To Jonathan Joyce, The Wildswim Creator
The world of open water swimming recently lost a much-beloved and visionary member of its global community. The Devon and Cornwall Wild Swimming Club posted a wonderful tribute to Jonathan Joyce who recently died after swimming in the sea at Beesands in South Devon.
An extraordinaire and universally respected individual, Joyce profoundly understood the power of online communications.
He was a big-time supporter of the Outdoor Swimming Society where he was able to combine his passion for the open water with his talents as a communicator for the 21st century. Part of his legacy is his remarkably easy-to-use and informative website Wildswim.com. Wildswim.com maps areas around the United Kingdom and other places around the world and defines them as dips, swims, journeys, crossings, distance, endurance, jumping, exploring, skinny dipping, and family friendly locations and waterways.
Devon and Cornwall Wild Swimming Club’s Joyce certainly left a mark on the sport and all everyone who uses Wildswim.com now and into the future.
Copyright © 2013 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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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