Courtesy of Jim Dreyer, Straits of Mackinac between two Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

39-year-old world champion triathlete Amanda Stevens from Arizona and 38-year-old 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Chris Thompson each won US$20,000 for their respective victories at Monday’s 4.2-mile Mighty Mac Swim across the Straits of Mackinac.

The average of the race participants was 41.5 years (43.5 years for the men and 38.8 years for the women).

Women’s Results:
1 Amanda Stevens (39 years old) 2:01:18.6
2 Ashley Sigman (25) 2:08:43.6
3 Amanda Schneider (39) 2:19:59.3
4 Jeni Huffman (41) 2:51:27.9
5 Alexis Cirilli (40) 2:52:19.7
6 Shea Williams (24)2:57:19.8
7 Maria Veen (46) 3:01:44.5
8 Amy Larson (32) 3:04:59.9
9 Laura Banks (53) 3:09:59.6
10 Michelle Dawson (48) 3:10:38.7
11 Judith Depew (50) 3:23:18.5
12 Tonya Lewansowski (40) 3:26:31.5
13 Jillian Staph (28) 3:47:29.6

Men’s Results:
1 Chris Thompson (38 years old) 1:44:16.4 [shown above being interviewed at finish]
2 Alec Mull (44) 2:00:21.6
3 Jon Vos Zeeland (34) 2:31:10.9 [shown above with race director Jim Dreyer]
4 Dana Kirk (39) 2:35:02.3
5 Adam Pummell (23) 2:39:03.3
6 David Rossi (28) 2:50:41.3
7 Scott Daniels (44) 2:52:49.0
8 Adam Coughlin (41) 2:53:16.5
9 Mike Biles (46) 2:57:14.6
10 Andrew Damore (50) 2:57:38.0
11 Timothy McDonnell (54) 2:57:42.0
12 Joe Lopez (47) 3:06:30.6
13 Bill Erickson (61) 3:06:45.8
14 Charlie Ferro (49) 3:12:52.4
15 Christopher Broomfield (42) 3:15:11.5
16 Bruce Geffen (55) 3:28:09.0
17 Eric Hansen (45) 4:02:54.1

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