Wayne William Snellgrove

Wayne Snellgrove winning a local ocean swim in Florida

Sid Cassidy and Wayne Snellgrove, former USA Swimming national team teammates

Wayne William Snellgrove, whose birth name was Dwayne Ivan Smoke and whose nickname is the Greatest Native American Swimmer. He was born in Canada and was a Sixties Scoop child.

Pool Swimming Career

• Snellgrove swam at the Peddie School and La Salle University
• Started his swimming career with the Jersey Wahoo’s Swim Club in New Jersey
• As nationally ranked competitive swimmer, he swam for The Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey.
• In 1991, was a member of the National High School record-setting 200-yard medley relay
• In 1991, was one of the fastest high school swimmers in the 100-yard butterfly
• In 1992, broke 2 YMCA National Records, and won YMCA two national long course swimming titles
• In 1993, received a full Scholarship to La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Open Water Swimming Career

Snellgrove is a former national-level and international-level 5 km, 10 km and 25 km open water swimmer who represented the United States in international competitions.

• In 1993, started ocean swimming and working as a lifeguard for the Atlantic City Beach Patrol
• In 1994, moved to South Florida and lived homeless on the beach while training at the Ft.Lauderdale’s International Swimming Hall of Fame pool
• In 1995, won the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 5 km open water swim.
• In 1995, finished third at the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 25 km in Lake Lanier, Georgia
• In 1995, was a member of the USA Swimming national open water swimming team
• In 1995, competed at Pan Pacific Swimming Championships as a member of the USA Swimming National Open Water Team in Georgia, USA
• In 1996, won the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships 10 km marathon swim
• participated in the La Jolla Rough Water Swim in California and the Waikiki Roughwater Swim in Hawaii.

Daily Medicine

Snellgrove authored Daily Medicine, a spiritual prayer book, contains 366 meditations focused on Indigenous healing and spirituality.

External links

• Daily Medicine By Wayne William Snellgrove
• Daily Medicine Paperback by Wayne William Snellgrove
• Red Road Journey
• The Journey Home: Wayne William Snellgrove
• The Comeback Of The Greatest Native American Swimmer
• Wayne William Snellgrove clear violation of the Geneva Convention
• Wayne Snellgrove Being Passionate And Giving Back
• Wayne Snellgrove Continues To Negative Split
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Wayne Snellgrove Being Passionate And Giving Back