Andy Donaldson of Scotland swims fast and is ready to rock each day of the EPIC SWIM Maui, but a day of rest was necessary for swimmers and escort crew alike after Day 1 and Day 2 of the 300 km circumnavigation stage swim of the island of Maui.

Day 3 was a rest day with 20 days of swimming planned. Donaldson explained, “The rest days are spent with the locals, learning about Hawaiian water culture and doing activities with community. Day 3 was a recovery day. We were supposed to swim from Maliko Bay to Kahakaloa, but the winds were too strong and the team opted to push it back a day. We will go this morning with the aim of covering that distance – roughly 21.18 km in a straight line.”

Maliko Bay Beach is a rocky shoreline while Kahakaloa has stunningly beautiful scenery and gorgeous blue waters.

Stefan Reinke talked about their rest, “Even as a recovery day, we were very busy. We are camping for two nights in a sanctuary on the water. Today, we had another day in the blue water off of Kahului, challenging with wind, high seas and currents.”

Donaldson described the 21 km ocean swim, “It was swelly conditions with strong winds. I swam with Sarah Thomas, Bárbara Hernández, John Clark , Stefan Reinke, and Ryan Leong out in the water today. A Galapagos shark came in to scope things out at the 5-hour mark and the team were temporarily pulled out on the jet skis (4x skis, 3 boats, 2 Sea Bobs so we’re well looked after – very professional set up spearheaded by Archie Keleppa.

Dina Levačić has arrived and we should have the full roster out tomorrow.”

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