Joe Rainero Completes The First Kaibo to Camana Bay Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Joe Rainero completed the unprecedented 7.6-mile (12.2 km) Kaibo to Camana Bay Swim on Grand Cayman Island in the Cayman Islands in 3 hours 45 minutes.
“With the water a warm 82°F, the day started with very calm wind and water conditions. After swimming past Starfish Point, the waves and wind picked up. The wind speed reached 16+ mph and the waves were moderate to large in size.”
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. 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).
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