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For the upcoming SCAR Swim Challenge, the 61 entrants have six weeks to go for before their 4-day stage swim at the end of April. Overall race record holder and Catalina Channel record holder Grace van der Byl (13 hours 7 minutes 16 seconds in 2013) and the men’s record holder and defending champion Michael Rice (13 hours 20 minutes in 2021).

The water remains a bit cool with real-time temperatures in Saguaro Lake currently at 51 – 55°F (10.5 – 12.7°C), Canyon Lake currently at 49 – 53°F (9.4 – 11.6 °C), Apache Lake currently at 46-50°F (7.7 – 10°C), and Roosevelt Lake currently at 57 – 61°F (13.8 – 16.1°C). At those temperatures, the advantages most definitely good to the cold-water specialists and Ice Swimmers. It is only a handful of swimmers around the world who can do a 10 x 10 swim – an open water swim that is at least 10 km in distance with an average water temperature of 10°C – and many of them are at SCAR.

2022 SCAR Swim Participants:

1. Andrew Wallace (New Jersey): marathon swimmer, channel swimmer, winter swimmer
2. Barry O’Connor (Dublin, Ireland): ice swimmer, winter swimmer, North Channel relay swimmer
3. Bill Shipp (Maryland): Triple Crowner, marathon swimmer, pioneer swimmer
4. Blaik Ogle (Tennessee): event director, open water swimming pod organizer, SCAR veteran
5. Brian Lanahan (South Carolina): marathon swimmer, circumnavigation swimmer, triathlete
6. Bryan Crane (Arizona): swimming coach
7. Carol Bauer (Virginia): competitive swimmer
8. Catherine Breed (California): channel swimmer, marathon swimmer, Monterey Bay record holder
9. Cathy Harrington (California): pioneer swimmer, SCAR veteran
10. Courtney Paulk (Virginia): Double Triple Crowner, channel swimmer, SCAR veteran
11. Dana Price (Arizona): channel swimmer
12. Elaine Howley (Massachusetts): Triple Crowner, pioneer swimmer, ice swimmer, channel swimmer, writer
13. Eric Durban (Washington): channel swimmer
14. Eric Schall (Pennsylvania): marathon swimmer, winter swimmer, shark attack survivor
15. Erin Churchill (New Mexico): Ice Miler, ice swimming administrator, winter swimmer, SCAR veteran
16. Finbarr Hedderman (Cork, Ireland): Ice Miler, channel swimmer, SCAR veteran
17. Gina Harden (Florida): SCAR veteran
18. Grace van der Byl (California): Catalina Channel record holder, SCAR overall record holder, marathon swimmer, escort crew
19. James Savage (California): Lake Tahoe Triple Crowner, marathon swimmer, Honorary ESPY Award recipient
20. Jessica Wood (Texas): marathon swimmer
21. Jordan Iverson (Alaska): masters swimmer
22. Jorge Cortina (Virginia): masters swimmer
23. Karen Zemlin (Minnesota): Grand Slammer, marathon swimmer, channel swimmer, record holder, pioneer swimmer
24. Kris Berglund (California): marathon swimmer, circumnavigation swimmer
25. Kyle Poland (Ohio): channel swimmer, marathon swimmer, SCAR veteran
26. Lars Durban (Washington): channel swimmer
27. Lauren Byron (New Jersey): marathon swimmer
28. Lauren Hasselquist (Virginia): masters swimmer, marathon swimmer
29. Leslie Hamilton (New York): marathon swimmer, circumnavigation swimmer
30. Lura Wilhelm (California): swimming artist
31. Mark Ochsner (Indiana): marathon swimmer, triathlete
32. Mark Spratt (Indiana): marathon swimmer, channel swimmer, SCAR veteran
33. Marnie Whitley (Arizona): SCAR veteran [shown above]
34. Martha Wood (Massachusetts): Ice Miler, marathon swimmer
35. Martyn Webster (Switzerland): Triple Crowner
36. Mason Hopkins (Arizona): competitive swimmer
37. Melodee Liegl (Wisconsin): pioneer swimmer, marathon swimmer
38. Michael Reilly (California): swimmer
39. Michael Rice (Colorado): defending SCAR champion, SCAR male record holder, collegiate swimmer
40. Michelle Squyer (California): escort kayaker, channel swimmer, SCAR veteran
41. Mike Healey (Oregon): race director, Ironman triathlete, open water swimmer
42. Neil Hailstone (Colorado): channel swimmer, marathon swimmer
43. Nicholas Grahame (Indiana)
44. Nicole Cindric (Arizona): distance freestyle, collegiate swimmer
45. Peter Hayden (California): channel swimmer, SCAR veteran
46. Robin Hipolito (California): observer, escort kayaker, marathon swimmer
47. Sarah Roberts (California): Monterey Bay swimmer
48. Sarah Taft (New York)
49. Sidney Russell (California): channel swimmer
50. Stefan Reinke (Hawaii): channel swimmer, SCAR veteran
51. Stephanie Mindlin (Arizona): channel swimmer, SCAR veteran
52. Steve Sutton (California): channel swimmer, SCAR veteran
53. Steven Munatones (California): blogger
54. Susie Paul (Arizona): channel swimmer, SCAR veteran
55. Sydelle Harrison (California): South End Rowing Club member
56. Tricia Elmer (Washington): channel swimmer
57. Troy Dega (Wisconsin): coach and trainer
58. Van Cornwell (California): Channel swimmer, stage swimmer
59. Wendy van de Sompele (Washington): Pioneer swimmer, SCAR veteran
60. William Dichtel (Illinois): USMS All American swimmer
61. Molly Nance (Nebraska): Marathon swimmer, channel swimmer, SCAR veteran

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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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