Marathon swimmers (including Lexie Kelly), channel swimmers (English + Molokai + Catalina + Tsugaru including Mackenzie Miller, Steve Sutton, Jon McMullen), masters swimmers, escort kayakers, prone paddlers, ocean swimmers, Olympians, lifeguards, coaches (including Tim Denyer), Oceans Seven swimmers (Mark Sowerby and Bengisu Avci), Guinness World Record holders (Egor Tropeano) national open water swimming athletes (including Stephanie Peacock), and channel escort pilots (including Dave Harvey) were among the people who walked the blue carpet at the Newport Beach Film Festival screening of the documentary film Don’t Be Prey (@dontbeprey.film).
The swimming community enjoyed a Saturday playing Hollywood for a night.
For more information on Don’t Be Prey, visit here.
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