If you feel like rolling back into a nice, comfortable bed instead of going to an early-morning workout, watch this beautiful short film, Swimming In A Dream. Director Jim Sugar tells the story of the North Bay Aquatics Masters swimmers in Corte Madera, California and why they swim at 5:30 am.
Jim is an advertising and commercial photographer whose work includes 35 articles in National Geographic Magazine and three books. He has won numerous awards including the National Press Photographer’s Association Magazine Photographer of the Year Award. His commercial clients include DuPont, AT&T, VISA, and SAP, and Olympus. His editorial clients include National Geographic, Boy’s Life, Popular Mechanics, Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, & Newsweek.
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.