Nick Caine is an American open water swimmer and a lifetime member of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association ( SBCSA ) who has completed numerous open water swims including swim to and around Alcatraz Island and channel swims including a crossing of the English Channel on 29 July 2009 in 13 hours 11 minutes at the age of 16. He also participated in Ned Denison ‘s Cork Distance Week in 2009 in Ireland and served as an age-group swimming coach.