Day 5 In The Books. 42 States, 42 Marathon Swims To Go

Steven Munatones 07/26/2022 open water swimming No Comment

The Swim Brothers Joe Zemaitis and John Zemaitis walked in, swam across, and walked out in another double state day. After they finished a 10 km swim in the state of Idaho’s Lake Coeur d’Alene, they took off in their RV and drove to the state of Montana where they swam 10.43 km in Flathead Lake.

Now they are driving to the state of Wyoming as they continue their Ultimate Swim-a-Thon.

To donate to their cause on behalf of USA Swimming Foundation, visit here.

To follow updates on Joe and John’s progress and exploits along their journey, visit Instagram @SwimBrothersUSA.

Ultimate Swim-A-Thon Schedule:

Done: Day 1 (July 20th), Swim 1: 10.2 km from Makaha Beach to Keawaula Beach on Oahu, State of Hawaii
Done: Day 2 (July 21st), Swim 2: 10.33 km in Big Lake, City of Anchorage, State of Alaska
Done: Day 3 (July 22nd), Swim 3: 10.41 km in Lake Tahoe, City of Reno, State of Nevada
Done: Day 3 (July 22nd), Swim 4: 10.06 km in Lake Tahoe, State of California
Done: Day 4 (July 23rd), Swim 5: 17.16 km in the Willamette River, Portland, State of Oregon
Done: Day 4 (July 23rd), Swim 6: 10.32 km in Yale Lake, City of Yale, State of Washington
Done: Day 5 (July 24th), Swim 7: 10.00 km in Coeur d’Alene, City of Coeur d’Alene, State of Idaho
Done: Day 5 (July 24th), Swim 8: 10.43 km in Flathead Lake, City of Elmo, State of Montana
Day 6 (July 25th), Swim 9: 10.38 km in Lake de Smet, City of Sheridan, State of Wyoming
Day 6 (July 25th), Swim 10: 10.30 km in Belle Fourche Dam, Belle Fourche, State of South Dakota
Day 7 (July 26th), Swim 11: 10.35 km in Lake Ashtabula, Valley City, State of North Dakota
Day 7 (July 26th), Swim 12: 10.08 km in Lake Minnewaska, City of Glenwood, State of Minnesota
Day 7 (July 26th), Swim 13: 10.05 km in Spirit Lake, City of Spirit Lake, Iowa
Day 8 (July 27th), Swim 14: 10.22 km in Lake Michigan, City of Kenosha, State of Wisconsin
Day 8 (July 27th), Swim 15: 11.97 km in Lake Michigan, City of Waukegan, State of Illinois
Day 9 (July 28th), Swim 16: 10.08 km in Lake Michigan, Michigan City, State of Indiana
Day 9 (July 28th), Swim 17: 10.21 km in Lake Michigan, City of New Buffalo, State of Michigan
Day 10 (July 29th), Swim 18: 10.12 km in Lake Erie, City of Conneaut, State of Ohio
Day 10 (July 29th), Swim 19: 10.24 km in Lake Erie, City of Erie, State of Pennsylvania
Day 10 (July 29th), Swim 20: 10.24 km in Lake Erie, City of Westfield, State of New York
Day 11 (July 30th), Swim 21: 10.20 km in Lake Champlain, City of Burlington, State of Vermont
Day 11 (July 30th), Swim 22: 10.13 km in Lake Winnipesaukee, Glendale, State of New Hampshire
Day 12 (July 31st), Swim 23: 10.08 km in Lake Sebago, City of South Casco, State of Maine
Day 12 (July 31st), Swim 24: 10.04 km in Buzzards Bay, City of Pocasset, State of Massachusetts
Day 13 (August 1st), Swim 25: 10.16 km in Narragansett Bay, City of Warwick, State of Rhode Island
Day 13 (August 1st), Swim 26: 10.08 km in Long Island Sound, City of Norwalk, State of Connecticut
Day 14 (August 2nd), Swim 27: 10.06 km in Silver Bay, City of Toms River, State of New Jersey
Day 14 (August 2nd), Swim 28: 10.18 km in Rehoboth Bay, City of Rehoboth Bay, State of Delaware
Day 15 (August 3rd), Swim 30: 10.46 km in Summersville Lake, Summersville, State of West Virginia
Day 15 (August 3rd), Swim 31: 10.44 km in Cave Run Lake, City of Morehead, State of Kentucky
Day 16 (August 4th), Swim 32: 10.22 km in South Holston Lake, City of Bristol, State of Virginia
Day 16 (August 4th), Swim 33: 10.64 km in South Holston Lake, City of Bristol, Tennessee
Day 17 (August 5th), Swim 34: 10.43 km in Lake Norman, City of Charlotte, State of North Carolina
Day 17 (August 5th), Swim 35: 10.62 km in Lake Wylie, City of Charlotte, South Carolina
Day 18 (August 6th), Swim 36: 10.62 km in Lake Burton, City of Clayton, State of Georgia
Day 18 (August 6th), Swim 37: 10.22 km in Lake Guntersville, City of Guntersville, State of Alabama
Day 19 (August 7th), Swim 38: 10.14 km in Choctawhatchee Bay, City of Destin, State of Florida
Day 19 (August 7th), Swim 39: 10.14 km in Bay St. Louis, City of Bay St. Louis, State of Mississippi
Day 20 (August 8th), Swim 40: 10.48 km in Toledo Bend Reservoir, City of Florein, State of Louisiana
Day 20 (August 8th), Swim 41: 10.16 km in Toledo Bend Reservoir, City of Fairmont, State of Texas
Day 20 (August 8th), Swim 42: 10.14 km in Broken Bow Lake, City of Broken Law, State of Oklahoma
Day 21 (August 9th), Swim 43: 10.26 km in Beaver Lake, City of Bentonville, State of Arkansas
Day 21 (August 9th), Swim 44: 10.58 km in Table Rock Lake, City of Branson, State of Missouri
Day 22 (August 10th), Swim 45: 10.09 km in Wilson Lake, City of Russell, State of Kansas
Day 22 (August 10th), Swim 46: 10.62 km in Harlan County Lake, City of Alma, State of Nebraska
Day 23 (August 11th), Swim 47: 10.00 km in Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, State of Colorado
Day 23 (August 11th), Swim 48: 10.30 km in Heron Lake, City of Rutheron, State of New Mexico
Day 24 (August 12th), Swim 49: 10.13 km in Lake Powell, City of Wahweap, State of Utah
Day 24 (August 12th), Swim 50: 10.38 km Lake Pleasant, City of Phoenix, State of Arizona

The Swim Brothers’ crew members include Steve Minaglia, MD, Brandon Johnson, PhD, Wendy Kolberg, Jeff Moessinger, Tom Linthicum, Alex Webster, Braxton Bilbrey, Roric Fink, Steve Bilbrey, Jerry George, Jacqui Lockwood, and Henry Palmer.

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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.

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