Wally Dicks Wins Longer Race For The Conch
The 4th annual Race for the Conch 2.4 miles and 1 mile swim events was an outstanding event yesterday. “The spirited chaos of open water swimming was seen in start of the 2.4 mile race,” recalls race director Ben Stubenberg. American Wally Dicks from Virginia won the overall 2.4 mile race. “It was overall a great day for an open water race, even with a short, gentle rain shower that cooled everyone off.
From now on, we’ll have the race on the first Saturday of July, so next year’s Race for the Conch will be on July 5th, 2014.”
For more information on the absolutely gorgeous swim in the Caribbean Sea, visit www.ecoseaswim.com.
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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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