Swim with Fish 2014

Record number of Swimmers!  Record donations for Food Bank!

The 20 swimmers at 8th Annual "swim with Fish" accompanied by Vashon Host Jane Macready

The shelves at the Gig Harbor Peninsula Fish Food BANK will have a big lift this month. A whopping $10,733* was raised for this charity event that took place on August 3, 2014 at Point Richmond Beach.
*as of August 6 at 4PM.

Times:

                           Fin Free Division
1) Steve Rees                                       30:40    
2) Tres Walker                                      40:24   
3) Tesa Johnson                                    50:24 
4) Leslie Sutton                                     56:53   

                      "Fins Are Us" Division 
1) Mark Thomas                                     29:20

2) Drew Kellerman                                 29:39

3) Jeremy Fragret                                  33:29

4) Peter Bortel                                       35:44

5) Jeff Sala                                            37:22

6) Clay Caldwell                                     39:57

7) Bill Coughlin                                      40:29

8) Joanne Kirby                                     42:44

9) Anthony Pennington                           43:12

10) Ellen Larson                                     44:40

11) Scott Huntington                              47:04

12) Allison Skibbs                                   48:30

13) Lori Mapes                                       54:30

14) Sasha Mayer   (age 14)                     54:30 
15) Mark Dietzler                                   57:19

16) Ben Payne                                       58:02*

*holds record for treading water longest

Start of Swim

Mid Channel

Safety Paddler Dave

Scott H improved time by
 10 minutes this year!

Leslie, Paddler Leader

Steve with Sisters Ellen and Tesa

First Place Mark Thomas takes time out on the beach

Claire (don't get on her bad side!)

Kids Swim Finisher

Allison Reaches for cone hoping that it
 will come to her..

Jeff S shows off fins

Timing Team

Mark with Peter and Steve

Diane and Tracy

Swimmers line up at pilings in order with finisher shirts on, Right to left.

Ellen

Notice how Mark D's Stroke contrasts Ellens (above)

Polar Bear Swim 2014

It is 2014 and the Polar Bears are in... the water!

22 Polar Bears hit the water today for the _?_ annual Pt Richmond Beach Polar Bear swim.  The dip was over with the speed of a flash of an eye but the crowd lingered for the polar bear feast on the shore.  Old favorites such as hot chilli, chicken soup, and hot buttered rum were flanked with tasty meatballs, cookies and macadamia nut brittle, and...

Cristina, Karen and Roxy toasting to the new year!

Allison and Claire

Ben tending fire