What’s Next, Where And When?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. No sooner than swimmers complete an open water swim, then they are either asked – or question themselves – on what is the next swim on their agenda.
“What’s next? What are your future plans? What are you thinking of doing as a follow-up?“
These are the common questions asked by friends, family and fans no matter what the distance or difficulty of the swim. Once the bar of achievement is raised, so it seems that expectations for future achievements are similarly raised.
And how many times do these questions arise even before the swimmer has dried off?
Think of a swimmer like Ned Denison who just completed a Robben Island swim. He keeps pushing himself and inspiring others. Today, he completed the Robben Island crossing in 1 hour 59 minutes, as he tucked under 2 hours without stopping for a feed.
What’s next?
Ned Denison is shown with Martin Vleggaar.
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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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