South Holston Lake Crossed For The First Time
Michael Stresemann (51) of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, John Crompton (59) of Charleston, South Carolina, John Buechler (44) of Annandale, Virginia, and Joe Rainero (46) of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina set out to do something unprecedented. This past weekend, they completed a 17.43-mile relay across South Holston Lake from Caleb’s Cove in Virginia to Riddle Creek in Tennessee in 7 hours 54 minutes.
The men rotated turns in the water, swimming 45 minute legs, then 30 minute legs and finally 20 minute legs toward the end of the relay.
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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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