The Ups And Downs, Tall And Short Of Open Water
While Great Britain, Germany and Russia have been enjoying all kinds of success at the world-class level in open water swimming with world champions and Olympic medals, the fortunes and futures of Italy and America are on the rise.With both countries placing their athletes on the podium – and a number of other fast young Italians and Americans waiting in the wings for their chance at glory – it is going to be an interesting two-year run-up to the 2012 London Olympics where the elite athletes from these leading open water swimming countries will be peaking and clashing on the Olympic 10K course.
Photo of Fran Crippen, 5K bronze medalist, and Eva Fabian, 5K gold medalist, by Dr. Jim Miller.
Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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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