Conrad Wennerberg
Conrad Albert Wennerberg (20 June 1932 - 8 September 2016) was an American author, coach, trainer and open water swimmer who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1977 as an Honour Administrator and was the 1977 recipient of the Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award, an award given by the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Wind, Waves and Sunburn: A Brief History of Marathon Swimming
Wennerberg is best known for his authoritative book, Wind, Waves and Sunburn: A Brief History of Marathon Swimming that is considered to be the most definitive work on marathon swimming and the professional marathon swims in the 1960s in Lake Michigan.
Athletic and Coaching Career
Wennerberg swam over 12,874 km (8,000 miles) over the course of his career in addition to training with his athletes, including Ted Erikson and Dennis Matuch who were both inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as Honour Swimmers.
External links
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Patrons
- Colin Hill Honored By The International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Ted Erikson To Describe His Great Moves On WOWSA Live
- Conrad Wennerberg's Living Legacy
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Wind, Waves and Sunburn: A Brief History of Marathon Swimming
- Wheeler's Armada Takes Care Of Open Water Safety
- The Face Of Hyde Park
- Positive Reinforcement Verbally In The Open Water
- Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - Part 1
- Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - Lake Michigan
- Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - lac St-Jean
- Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - Mount Everest
- Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - Rome
- An Awards Ceremony Worth Remembering
- The Cry Of A Champion
- Open Water Swimming Books And Movies
- Curriculum Offerings Of The Open Water
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Conrad Wennerberg
- Honoring The Legacies Of Irving Davids, Roger Wheeler
- Open Water Swimming Dual Inductees And Dual Honorees
