Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, San Francisco Bay, California.
With so many luminaries in the sport descending upon San Francisco for the 2018 Open Water Summit held at The Olympic Club between November 9th – 11th, it was inevitable that swimmers would find themselves in the water – before, during and after the Summit.
While a swim from Alcatraz Island is scheduled for November 11th, several swimmers are participating in a low-key 10 km marathon swim in San Francisco Bay on Friday, November 9th. They will start at the Golden Gate Bridge at 9:00 am with a finish at the Bay Bridge.
If others wants to join Amy Appelhans Gubser, Ranie Pearce, Jaimie Monahan, Ger Kennedy, Antonio Argüelles, Shelley Taylor-Smith, Adrian Sarchet, Sally Minty-Gravett MBE, and Robin Rasmussen Rose, they can register here with Pacific Open Water Swim Co. and select Ger’s 10K.
Join the group:
* Shelley Taylor-Smith from Perth, Australia: 7-time world professional marathon swimming champion + FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee + 2012 London Olympics referee + International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer + International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer + World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
* Ger Kennedy from Ireland: 10 Ice Miles + extreme swims + race director + World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men
* Jaimie Monahan from New York: first completion of the Ice Sevens + Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming + Ice Ironwoman + 2016 and 2017 Woman of the Year + International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer + World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
* Antonio Argüelles from Mexico City: oldest Oceans Seven swimmer + two-time Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming + 2015 and 2017 Man of the Year, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer + World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men
* Adrian Sarchet from Guernsey: protagonist of Sea Donkey, a film about crossing the North Channel by James Harrison + 2017 WOWSA Offering of the Year + 6 of 7 Oceans Seven channels
* Ranie Pearce from California: Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming + Half Century Club + 3 Oceans Seven channels + Molokai Channel shark encounter
* Robin Rasmussen Rose from California: Monterey Bay Swimming Association board member + Apolima Strait + Lake Tahoe + SCAR Swim Challenge + Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming + California Triple Crowner
* Sally Minty-Gravett MBE from Jersey: oldest two-way English Channel swimmer + International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer + World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women + five consecutive decades of English Channel success
* Angel More from California: prolific 15-year-old channel & marathon swimmer + World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
* Amy Appelhans Gubser from California: 3 Oceans Seven channels + California Triple Crown (Santa Barbara Channel + Catalina Channel + Lake Tahoe) + Monterey Bay crossing + Santa Monica Bay crossing + 2017 & 2018 SCAR Challenge
To swim with the group and listen to the luminaries in the sport at the Open Water Summit at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, register here.
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