Where Great Open Water Swimmers Tread, Others Follow
The Seal Beach 42nd annual Rough Water Swim went without a hitch yesterday in Southern California.The site of many great swimmers – from Lynne Cox to Penny Lee Dean, from Karen Reeder to Shelley Taylor-Smith, Seal Beach has welcomed and played its part in the development and showcasing of many great female marathon swimmers for decades.
The current generation aims to head offshore where their predecessors once traversed.
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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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