2011 global open water swimming conference overview (june)

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The 2011 Global Open Water Swimming Conference will be held June 17th – 19th.

A global gathering of open water swimming athletes, including world champions, celebrated

channel swimmers, world-record holders, Olympians, coaches, administrators, officials,physicians, researchers, scientists, documentary directors, writers and enthusiasts.

The luminaries of the open water world will meet at a 3-day celebration in New York City.

The Conference is part of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductionweekend where the greatest open water swimmers will be honored and the World OpenWater Swimming Performance of the Year, World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year andWorld Open Water Swimming Women of the Year award ceremonies will be at the UnitedNations Building.

Schedule: June 17th

– Inspirational Talks and Certification ProgramJune 18th – Technical Sessions and Race WatchingJune 19th – Awards Brunch at the United Nations Building (Delegate Room)

2011 Global Open Water Swimming Conferencesponsored and organized by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

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Day One, Friday June 17th

10:30 am Networking and RegistrationUnveiling of the Fran Crippen Memorial Quilt

11:30 am Swimming At The Top Of The World by Lewis Gordon Pugh

12:30 pm Networking and lunch break1:30 pm The Day The English Channel World Record Was Set by Dr. Penny DeanTactics, Techniques and Training of A World Champion by Erica RoseOpen Water Swimming Coaching Certification Program by Steven Munatones

2:30 pm Online Social Media In The Athletic World by Damien JordanThe World's Most Challenging Channel by Anne Marie Ward

3:30 pm Extreme Swimming In Patagonia by Ram BarkaiThe Olympic 10K Marathon Swim by Sid Cassidy

Day Two, Saturday, June 18th at North Cove and Governors Island (Pershing Hall)

9:30 am Watch start of the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim10:30 am The Champion Mindset by Shelley Taylor-Smith10:30 am Open Water Swimming Officials Certification Program by Steven Munatones10:30 am The Pyramid of Open Water Swimming Success by Mike Lewis11:30 pm Crisis Management and Best Safety Practices by Steven Munatones11:30 am Swimming Down The Amazon by Martin Strel11:30 pm Openwaterpedia and World Swimming Majors by Mike Lewis12:30 pm Networking and lunch break1:30 pm International Ice Swimming Association by Ram Barkai1:30 am Open Water Swimming Race Directors Program by Steven Munatones1:30 pm Avoiding Hypothermia and Hyperthermia by Dr. Jim Miller 2:30 pm Medical Considerations and Concerns by Dr. Jim Miller 2:30 pm Swimming Down The Colorado River by Martin Strel2:30 pm Women vs. Men In The Open Water by Shelley Taylor-Smith4:30 pm Finish of first swimmers of the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim7:00 pm Manhattan Island Marathon Swim celebration dinner (North Cove)

Day Three, Sunday, June 19th on Manhattan Island (United Nations Building)

9:00 am International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame annual membership meeting9:30 am Networking at the Delegate Room in the United Nations Building with race

directors, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honorees and theWorld Open Water Swimming Award winners and English and Catalina Channelswimmers

11:00 am BrunchInternational Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame celebration and awards

12:30 pm World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, 2010 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year and 2010 World Open Water SwimmingPerformance of the Year awards







Speakers include some of history’s greatest open water swimming athletes, including worldchampions and Olympians, coaches, administrators, officials, physicians, researchers,scientists, documentary directors, writers and enthusiasts including:

• British environmentalist and pioneer swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh (UK)

• English Channel and Catalina Channel record holder Dr. Penny Dean (USA)

• Renowned Slovenian river stage swimmer, the Big River Man Martin Strel (Slovenia)

• South African extreme swimmer Ram Barkai (South Africa)

• World champion and professional marathon swimmer Erica Rose (USA)

• Daily News of Open Water Swimming founder Steven Munatones (USA)

• World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Ventura Deep Six (USA)

• World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year Anne Marie Ward (Ireland)

• 7-time world pro marathon swimming champion Shelley Taylor-Smith (Australia)

• World’s foremost open water swimming physician Dr. Jim Miller (USA)

• Olympic 10K Marathon Swim starter and visionary Sid Cassidy (USA)

• World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Marcos Díaz (Dominican Republic)

• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honorary Secretary Dale Petranech

• Hawaiian channel legendary swimmer Dr. Harry Huffaker (USA)

• International Marathon Swimming Hall of fame inductee Yuko Matsuzaki (Japan)

• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Anne Cleveland (USA)

• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Certificate of Merit recipient WayneRidden of the Midmar Mile (South Africa)

• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee John York of the CatalinaChannel Swimming Federation (USA)

• Manhattan Island Marathon Swim founder and International Marathon Swimming Hallof Fame inductee Drury Gallagher (USA)

• Catalina Channel record holder John York (USA)

• Dozens of English Channel, Catalina Channel and Strait of Gibraltar swimmers




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