Friday, August 19, 2011
Monday, August 08, 2011
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| 14 of the 2011 swimmers |
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| Athena, youngest swimmer to cross the passage |
In summary we had 15 swimmers. Four swimmers attempted the 2 mile but only Peter Bortel completed the round trip swim in 1:39:11 with a dramatic run down the beach to the finish. The other 3 swimmers did a reverse 1 mile swim to the Vashon shore. 11 swimmers did the traditional 1 mile from Vashon Island, Mark Howard finished in first place at 32:27, Steve R in second, and Drew Kellerman came in 3rd without fins! Water was challenging this year with a wind from the south, a lot of boat traffic, and colder than normal water temperature. Water was measured at 54 degrees all the way across this year.
Complete swim times:
1 mile
Mark H. 32:27
Steve R 38:27
Drew 40:09 (no fins)
Larry Burr 41:50
Tesa 45:00
Brett 45:20
Anthony 47:19
Daniel 53:35
Brook 1:01:33
Scott 102:25
Steve W. 1:11:11
2 Mile
Peter 1:39:11
Athena No time
Jeff No time
Mark D No time
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| The 2011 kids swimmers |
Five brave youngsters attempted the kids swim; around the Rees trampoline over to the Johnson buoy and back around the trampoline. All five kids went out about 20 yards, stopped treading water for about 30 seconds, then decided to come back in. If that doesn't say something about the water temperature I don't know what does!
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| start of the Escape swim 2011 |
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| 2 mile swimmer approaches Vashon Shore |
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| Paddlers ready themselves to Escape to Pt Richmond Beach |
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| Safety paddler watching his daughter swim |
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| Safety Paddler and his dog |
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| participants and friends relaxing at swim finish |
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