What Did She Say Out At Sea?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One kilometer out at sea, Paddle Out for Sharks organiser Karen Wadsworth had even more cause to celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8th when her boyfriend Stephen Borain proposed to her right at the end of the Paddle Out for Sharks ceremony held just off backline at Scottburgh main beach.
The pair from Amanzimtoti, a coastal town south of Durban in South Africa, had first met at the 2013 Paddle Out for Sharks. From love at first sight to this year’s out-at-sea proposal, it has been a romance bordered by their mutual concern about the plight of sharks and work on behalf of the apex predators that play a vital role in maintaining a healthy marine ecosystem.
Upper photo by Dori Moreno. Lower photo by Amanda Barrat.
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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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