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UCSC 7 -Person trans-Monterey Bay Relay Swim - EDITED Date: October 14, 2001 Course: A Single Crossing of the Monterey Bay. Swim route chosen was North to South Main Beach, Santa Cruz (near the Santa Cruz Wharf, directly in front of the Ideal Café) to Hopkins Marine Station Beach, Monterey (next to the Monterey Aquarium). Course Distance: 24.7 statute miles. (Rounding Santa Cruz Wharf, 24.64 straight line through wharf) Overall Swim Duration: 10h, 32m, 00s START/FINISH LOCATION LATITUDE/LONGITUDE TIME (~) Start Main Beach, Ideal Cafe 36° 57.740'N, 122° 1.334'W 04:30:00 Finish Hopkins Beach, N. of Aquarium 36° 37.134'N, 121° 54.150'W 15:02:00 Observers: Bill Simpkins, Simpkins Family Swim Center and Club Aquatic Sport in Santa Cruz with official timing by Bill Simpkins. Note: This swim was completed prior to the formation of the Monterey Bay Swimming Association. MBSA has researched and reviewed this swim, as well as all other known and well-documented swims. Boat & Captain(s) & Navigation: Jim Walker, Bill Simpkins, Kim Crystalyn piloting two support boats Crew Chief: Kim Musch (former UCSC Aquatics Director and Swim Coach) Swimmers: April Alexander, Eric Peterson, Ryan Walker, Ben Weston, Brett Gravlin, Andrea Maglasang-Miller, Scott Valley Additional Crew: Kim Musch & James Jones (paddlers)
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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.
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LefttoRight:AprilAlexander,EricPeterson,RyanWalker,BenWeston,BrettGravlin,AndreaMaglasang-Miller,ScottValley
