When Open Water Swims Feel Like Going Uphill
Sometimes when swimmers are fighting against currents, eddies, oncoming winds, and waves in a channel, or faster swimmers in a marathon competition, or the cold conditions during ice swimming, their perseverance reminds me of the struggles of this little cub on its relentless efforts to climb the snowy hillside.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. 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).
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