Glen S Hummer Award Renamed By USA Swimming Courtesy of USA Swimming, Colorado Springs. 2018 United States Aquatic Sports Annual Convention is currently being held in Jacksonville, Florida where several awards will be given. Among the honors is the Open Water Achievement Award, previously named the Glen S. Hummer Award that was established in 1978.

Courtesy of Jason Malick, Catalina Channel, California. Pat Marzulli completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel in 15 hours 29 minutes on September 21st to become the oldest person to complete a crossing of the Catalina Channel at 69 years 311 days old. He broke the records previously held by Jim McConica (64 years in

Courtesy of Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, Catalina Channel, California. In October 2017, Captain David Harvey of Pacific Star, a Catalina Channel escort pilot, came upon a person floating helplessly in the ocean. The person had fallen overboard after sunset and Pacific Star was the first responder on the scene. Catalina Channel swimmer and observer Jax