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| Photo by Al Brower |
The 2019 Swim with Fish once again covered new ground, netting $29,400 for the Peninsula Fish Food Bank. The money realized will be twice this much when the State of Washington reimburses Fish for donations spent, as part of a money matching agreement currently in place. Swimmer Jeff Sala of Gig Harbor took 1st place as he did previously in 2017. Swimmer and swim co-founder Peter Bortel raised the most money totaling a whopping $5910!
Swimmers biggest complaint seemed to be the choppy surface conditions caused by a light to moderate northerly wind on this partly cloudy day. Over 100 people attended the event seen above enjoying the nice weather, potluck and libations.
Times
- Jeff Sala 24:48
- Joanne Kirby 27:30 NO SNORKEL
- Angela Goosens 29:48 NO SNORKEL
- Peter Bortel 30:12
- Jen Driscoll 30:50
- Steve Rees 31:01 WITHOUT FINS OR SNORKEL!
- Tesa Johnson 31:55. (No snorkel)
- Drew Kellerman 32:13
- Hayden Flaskerud 32:43
- Preston Fradget 33:31
- Tres Walker 34:02 WITHOUT FINS OR SNORKEL!
- Dan Wickland 34:34 WITHOUT FINS OR SNORKEL!
- Anthony Pennington 36:14
- Craig Young 37:12 WITHOUT FINS OR SNORKEL!
- Kristie Ladd 39:16
- Scott Huntington 39:36
- Larry Burr 39:53
- Sasha Mayer 40:13
- Chris Mayer 40:35
- Sam Bortel 41:43
- Nichole Raymond 52:05 (snorkel failure)
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| Swimmers being transported to Vashon Island |
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| before the swim |
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| Tesa Johnson ready to start the swim |
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| Dave and Osten Vogel enroute to Vashon Island |
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| Sasha Mayer approaching the finish point |
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| Chris Mayer Greeted by his Family |
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| Sam Bortel makes a good finish! |
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| Tricia Schnieder's incredible handmade cookies along with other goodies |
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| Tesa Johnson Escaping Vashon Island |
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| Maya gets comfortable with sand |
Kids Swim
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Future Fish Swimmers Grayson, Paige and Sophia
pose prior to taking part in the kids swim
with safety kayakers looking on |
- Paige 1:44
- Sophia 2:07
- Grayson 1:25 (partial swim)
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| Paige coming in from the cone |
