UCSC7-Persontrans-MontereyBayRelaySwim-EDITED

Date:October14,2001

Course:ASingleCrossingoftheMontereyBay.

SwimroutechosenwasNorthtoSouthMainBeach,SantaCruz(neartheSantaCruzWharf,directlyinfrontoftheIdealCafé)toHopkinsMarineStationBeach,Monterey(nexttotheMontereyAquarium).

CourseDistance:24.7statutemiles.(RoundingSantaCruzWharf,24.64straightlinethroughwharf)

OverallSwimDuration:10h,32m,00s

START/FINISH LOCATION LATITUDE/LONGITUDE TIME(~)Start MainBeach,IdealCafe 36°57.740'N,122°1.334'W 04:30:00Finish HopkinsBeach,N.ofAquarium 36°37.134'N,121°54.150'W 15:02:00

Observers:BillSimpkins,SimpkinsFamilySwimCenterandClubAquaticSportinSantaCruzwithofficialtimingbyBillSimpkins.

Note:ThisswimwascompletedpriortotheformationoftheMontereyBaySwimmingAssociation.MBSAhasresearchedandreviewedthisswim,aswellasallotherknownandwell-documentedswims.

Boat&Captain(s)&Navigation:JimWalker,BillSimpkins,KimCrystalynpilotingtwosupportboats

CrewChief:KimMusch(formerUCSCAquaticsDirectorandSwimCoach)

Swimmers:AprilAlexander,EricPeterson,RyanWalker,BenWeston,BrettGravlin,AndreaMaglasang-Miller,ScottValley

AdditionalCrew:

KimMusch&JamesJones(paddlers)

Press:

SantaCruzSentinel

SwimCategory:UnassistedMarathonRelaySwim

Rules

Thisswimwasconductedfollowingglobalstandardsformarathonrelayswims.TheserulesarebasedonrulesusedtogovernunassistedmarathonrelayswimsintheEnglishChannelbytheCSAandCS&PFwiththefollowingexceptions:

Therelayteamconsistedof10(not6)totalswimmers.Swimmersworehigh-techspeedsuits.Swimmersrotatedat30minuteintervals(not1hour).

Costume&SwimGear:

1. Allswimmersworeporous(e.g.lycra)racingstylespeedswimsuitesprovidedbyNike.(nowetsuits)

2. AllswimmersusedminimalVaselineforchaffing.

3. Allswimmersworeonestandardsiliconorlatexswimcap.

4. Allswimmersusedstandardswimgoggles.

Feedings:

N/A-Swimmersfedbetweenswimlegswhileontheboat.Nofeedswereadministeredtoswimmerswhileinthewater.

Weather&OceanObservations:

Wind:lightthroughout.FreshbreezewithchopnearMonterey.

WaterTemperature(degreesFahrenheit):52to54

AirTemperature(degreesFahrenheit):UnknownSwells:Unknown

Skies:Fair

HistoricalClaims:

• ThisswimisthefirstknownrelayswimacrosstheMontereyBay,swimmingbetweenSantaCruzandMonterey,California.CORRECTION–a6-personrelayteamcompletedthisswiminSeptemberof2001.

• 10hr32m=632m/24.64miles=25.64minutespermile

Observations/NotesbyRyanWalker:

October14,2001.Westartedpre-dawninthedarkwiththeleadswimmer(BrettGravlin)jumpinginfromthebeachatIdealandfollowingglowsticksonthepaddleboardsofthepaddlers.Bravedude.Therewere3paddlersinthewater,inadditiontothetwosupportboats.(KimMusch,BrianRaffertyandJamesJones)assafetyescorts.Thefirst3,30minutelegswereinthedarktodawnperiod.IwasoneofthedarkswimmersanditwasSCARY!Theoceanwascalmwithminimalcurrents.AsweapproachedMontereysomeswellsbeganformingwiththeafternoonwindanditwasabitrougher.Beachingwastricky,butweallhadbodysurfingexperience,sothesandbreakdidn'tcrunchustoobad.Ididnotseeanywhales,buttherewasalotofmarinelife.Wesaw2massivesunfish,tonsofjellies(aliteral"field"ofthem)about3/4ofamileofftheMontereycoast.Painfullastmilewiththestings.Iwasbuzzedbyasealionaboutmid-bay,whichscaredthebejesusoutofme.Someflyingfish.That'sallIcanremembernow.Nosharksightings.Itwasquitecoldthatday.52-54dependingonlocation.ThefinalswimmerwasjoinedbytherestoftheteamastheyallswamceremoniouslytothebeachinMontereyforthefinishtogether.

START FINISH

LefttoRight:AprilAlexander,EricPeterson,RyanWalker,BenWeston,BrettGravlin,AndreaMaglasang-Miller,ScottValley