Solo Swim Results (7/30 - 8/13)

• Bridgette Hobart - Cayuga Lake (38 miles) - news article - 20.5 hours
• David Barra - Cayuga Lake (38 miles) - 23 hours, 26 minutes
• Chloe McCardel - English Channel, three-way (63 miles) - 36 hours, 12 minutes - news article - radio interview
• Wendy Trehiou - St Malo, France to Jersey (35 miles) - 24 hours, 7 minutes
• Marcy MacDonald - length of Loch Ness (23 miles) - 11 hours, 59 minutes - news article
• Kim Chambers - Farallons to Golden Gate (30 miles) - 17 hours, 12 minutes
• Helen Lin - two-way Boston Light Swim (16 miles) - 7 hours, 56 minutes
• Andrew Malinak - circumnavigation of Bainbridge Island, Puget Sound (25.5 miles) - 12.5 hours - news article

English Channel 

• Jenna Rutkowski - 10:39 (CSA)
• Oliver Mills - 13:03 (CSA)
• Ales Rucky - 12:12 (CSA)
• Andrew Stewart - 11:22 (CSA)
• Rachel Hessom - 13:15 (CSA)
• Katie Pumphrey - 14:19 (CSA)
• Dan Canta - 14:32 (CSA)
• Hamilton Jorge de Azevedo - 15:33 (CSA)
• Joshua Charnin-Aker - 11:02 (CSA)
• Barel Botelho Samir - 10:14 (CSA)
• Mark Sowerby - 14:24 (CSA)
• Chloe McCardel - 36:12, three-way (CSA)
• Jason Reid - 15:57 (CSA)
• Lois Harrison - 12:19 (CSA)
• Maeve Carey - 14:49 (CS&PF)
• Daniel Fung - 15:11 (CS&PF)
• Bojan Obradovic - 19:16 (CS&PF)
• Sam Bainbridge - 22:23 (CS&PF)
• Lukasz Kowalczyk - 12:36 (CS&PF)
• Annabel Lavers - 17:10 (CS&PF)
• Nick Adams - 14:16 (CS&PF)
• Benjamin Freeman - 9:10 (CS&PF)
• Michael Gregory - 13:35 (C&SPF)
• Sigrun Thuridur Geirsdottir - 22:34 (CS&PF)
• Guy Batchelor - 17:08 (CS&PF)

Catalina Channel

• John Chung - 10:46
• Jim McConica - 10:47
• Tamie Stewart - 10:48
• Penny Palfrey - 9:19

Strait of Gibraltar

• Luis Lopez Fando Lavalle (Spain) - 4:48
• Constantino Jose Lacayo Chamorro (Nicaragua) - 7:06

North Channel

• Adrian Sarchet - 14:13
• Rohan More - 12:46
• Ion Lazarenco Tiron - 16:23

Lake Tahoe length

• Karl Kingery - 10:49
• Stephanie Curtis - 10:36
• Goody Tyler - 17:45
• Mary Staples - 16:32

Three Rivers Marathon Swim (Pittsburgh, PA)

IMSHOF, CCSF, and SBCSA Annual Banquets

• Friday, November 6th evening: IMSHOF reception, dinner, and induction ceremony - buy tickets here
• Saturday, November 7th late morning: Catalina Channel awards banquet & brunch
• Saturday, November 7th evening: Santa Barbara Channel awards banquet & dinner cruise - RSVP here

Blogs

• Loneswimmer - memory and water
• Noel Figart - Spotters, sharks, and swimming in the ocean
• Grappledunk - Staying motivated to swim: Summer edition
• Utah Open Water - Swim Report - Dam 2 Dam, Great Moose Migration
• Andrew Malinak - Unassisted
• Karen Throsby - An ending...
• Iron Mike reports on his swimming in Croatia - Nice evening swim | Another relaxing swim | Home from Croatia | Welcome home, cupcake! | Swimming in a Storm

Captain Webb movie trailer released

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