Websites: openwatersource.com … http Listen to Sid Cassidy, one of open swimming’s most experienced individuals who was not only a professional marathon swimmer himself and relay member on the fastest one-way and two-way English Channel crossings of all time, but was also the USA Swimming national open water swimming coach, FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee chairman and starter at the Olympics. In this exclusive interview, Sid Cassidy takes you through an insightful recollection of memories of swimmers – from world and Olympic champion John Kinsella to the astonishing finishes at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He tells the story of how the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim came about — and how the plans were initially written on a café napkin. At the shorelines and finish lines of many of the greatest open water happenings from the 1970s to the present, Sid paints a beautiful picture of the sport of open water swimming. He was there at the famous 24-hour relays in Quebec, Canada. He was there in Beijing at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim finish as the world’s fastest athletes came barreling down to the finish. A long-time proponent of the sport, his passion for the sport knows no boundaries. He was recently honored with the highest award given by USA Swimming and was inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Sid will enthrall listeners with his descriptions of great swims and great swimmers in history – and he will explain his next big venture on the <b>…</b>

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Sid Cassidy, The Ultimate Open Water Swimming Professional