What’s A Blinkie?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
A blinkie is a flashing battery-powered illumination, often red- or green-colored, that is attached to an open water swimmer’s goggle strap. The flashing light can be seen during a night swim or in low visibility conditions in a channel swim or marathon swim.
Some swimmers use only glow sticks on their swim caps or on their kayakers and paddle boarders during a night swim; but others are more comfortable with disc lights or chemical lights.
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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.
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