Taro Shirato (白戸 太朗) is an accomplished and charismatic professional triathlete in Japan who has helped create a tremendous buzz and public awareness of triathlons in Japan.

But he also created the interesting term Sports navigator (スポーツナビゲーター).

The King of Triathlon in Japan explains, “A sports navigator does not simply instruct and introduce sports. The basis of sports navigation is a quest for the true meaning of sport and what it teaches individuals.”

A definition that many open water swimmers can find meaningful.

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