Dixon McGowan
Dixon McGowan is a Canadian Special Olympics athlete and open water swimmer who is part of Spirit Orcas, a group of six swimmers who are coached by Susan Simmons and who crossed the 34 km Gunboat Channel in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest in July 2019, and plan crossings of the Georgia Strait in British Columbia, Canada in 2020, and the English Channel in 2022. His nickname is Dixonator. He also participated in The Great Big Swim, an 8-week 80 km stage swim in the Salish Sea in July-August 2020 with 8 members of the Spirit Orcas, Susan Simmons and Jasmine Kremer.
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Members
- Ben Van Lierop
- Dixon McGowan
- Drew Sabourin
- Cheyenne Furlong Goos
- Maria Sharock
- Aly White
- Susan Simmons, coach
Great Bear Rainforest Relay
The Spirit Orcas with Greg Hind, Maria Sharock, Dixon McGowen, Drew Sabourin, Meliah Motchman, Lisa Newell completed a 15 km in 12°C water around South Pender Island in British Columbia, Canada on 23 June 2025, coached by Susan Simmons.
External links
- Spirit Orcas Complete Another Unprecedented Relay
- What Is The Great Bear Rainforest?
- Spirit Orcas Complete An Unprecedented Relay Around North Pender Island
- The Spirit Orcas Prepare for a 30 km Circumnavigation Swim Around Pender Island
- Spirit Orcas Swim With Humpbacks Through The Lama Passage
- Little Touches Go A Long Way In The Open Water
- Supporting The Spirit Orcas
- Motchman Determined and Persistent to Complete a Marathon Swim
- Swimming Ever Since With The Spirit Orcas
- Spirit Orcas Discuss Tackling Challenges On WOWSA Live
- The Great Big Swim With The Spirit Orcas
- Susan Simmons, Gordon Giesbrecht, Brian Hunt On Cold Water Swimming
- The Great Big Swim Is On Stage 4
- Spirit Orcas
- Victoria swimmers train for challenge of a lifetime
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Spirit Orcas Begin Their Long Journey
