Chris Green Talks About Giving Back To The Sport On WOWSA Live
Chris Green Talks About Giving Back To The Sport On WOWSA Live
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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Christopher Green has a long and illustrious career in the open water.
Named one of the World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men, he has swum in Hawaii and South Africa as well as all over Great Britain and Europe. His legacy also includes many years of volunteering as an administrator.
Ned Denison of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame interviewed Green on today’s WOWSA Live program. He talked about being initially encouraged by his father and learning to love marathon swimming and many other topics.
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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.