What Was Your Longest Swim? Ask the Community Series
The Odyssey Open Water Swimming “Ask the Community” series asks you, open water swimmers, fun and engaging questions. In mid-March, we asked you “What’s the longest you’ve ever swam in the open?” We quickly received over 20 responses that ranged from a couple of miles to 20 hours. Thank you for your responses and congratulations on your impressive swim distances!
“2 miles for September’s Alcatraz swim.” @thewhitmc
“2-2.5 OW.” @dana_haldeman
“10k open water.” @carlyb_a_swimmer
“8.8 miles: SF to Berkeley.” @ptkelley510
“10h 31’, 21 miles, Catalina to LA.” @mrpozzi
“4 miles Islamorada, FL.” @cblythe1
“10k.” @jojax_85
“5 miles.” @saulmendoza25
“6 miles.” @br_matt
“When I escaped Cuba 🤣🤣 110 miles.” @runforestrun23
“6 miles two weeks ago. Two “laps” at La Jolla.” @thebearanderson
“20 hrs.” @cindywerhane
“6k.” @Fouadbdiab
“3 miles.” @jeff_da_plumber
“3 hrs and 3 min.” @dileonb
“25 926m” @kristinasimmar
“The FKCC Swim Around Key West - 12.5 miles.” @johnzeitler1
“Freedom Swim Robben Island 7.5km.” @capescotty
“21k.” @carignansylvie
“36 miles.” @copelj26
“10K Event in Redondo Beach, CA (Most likely, longer 😂. Need to improve on my sighting skills.)” - Wanda Bogin
“5k at Lake Del Valle in 2017, 2018 and 2019 at the Open Water Festival.” - Bianca Bernardo
“Three miles, between the islands of Nevis and St. Kitts (it's 1.5 miles between the islands, but a strong current). I've done it twice. About 50 feet deep, and you can see the bottom the whole way.” - Robin Sterns
“10k. Looking to go longer.” - Jeany A Hill
“12.5 miles around Key West.” - Lee Greatorex
“Bridge to bridge! I want to go again!!” - Alanna Louise
“Bridge to bridge with Karen Briley in the bay.” - David Boucke
“Just over 2.4 miles.” - Kevin Hahn
What question would you ask fellow open water swimmers? Let us know and we’ll ask the community! Email Michael@odysseyopenwater.com!