Courtesy of Blair Cannon of La Jolla, California. Blair Cannon explains, "There is a US$100 minimum per person for the Swim 24 Challenge in La Jolla, California that you'll either pay yourself or fund raise through friends and family. The more you fund-raise, the more perks you will receive on event day, so we encourage you to rally donations all
Night Train 228 from vito bialla on Vimeo. The Night Train Swimmers include Captain Vito Bialla, navigator/pilot Hal McCormick, observer/pilot Patrick HornPhil Cutti, David Holscher, Zach Jirkovsky, Luane Rowe, Blair Cannon, and Grace van der Byl. Copyright © 2013 by Open Water Swimming
Vito Bialla and the Night Train Swimmers hosted a night of gratitude to the donors and supporters of their world record relay of 228 miles at the San Diego Yacht Club tonight. On a summer night much more calm than the conditions that they faced over their charity swim for the Navy SEAL Foundation, each swimmer told of their relay along the California coast.
The Night Train Swimmers - who have been swimming non-stop since last Thursday - are acknowledged as tough and adventurous. Mother Nature does not always give them a break, but today looks like a wonderful culmination of all their hard work, planning, and audacious plans. The team - Captain Vito Bialla, navigator Hal McCormick, pilot Patrick Horn, and
During the third night of the Night Train Swimmers 228-mile southward journey along the California coast, the team passed within 2 miles of the town of Avalon on Catalina Island. Like Cindy Cleveland and Forest Nelson, the only humans to ever circumnavigate the island, the team had to opportunity to swim along Catalina Island as opposed to swimming to and
Blair Cannon is taking the 8 and 2 slot on the Night Train Swimmers' 228-mile attempt to swim along the California coast. His 8-and-2 slot means that he will swim at 8 am, 8 pm, 2 am, and 2 pm every day for at least 5 days along the coast. "The winds picked up over the past few days and the water temperature might drop," said one of the local surfers.
Blair Cannon, one of the tough Night Train Swimmers is still smiling, but conditions are getting massively tougher out in the Pacific Ocean. Captain Vito Bialla reports from the Sequel, "Rough conditions [so we] changed course, [but we] will not compromise on distance. The Coast Guard channel is broadcasting gale force winds . Forecast two days and nights
The Night Train Swimmers relay team swam 181 miles (291 km) down the coast of California last year, sometimes encountering sharks as they swam 20 miles off shore. "We raised US$1.2 million for our Marine Veterans returning from conflicts around the world, which we donated to the Semper Fi Fund," explains Vito Bialla, the catalyst for the relay swim.
The who’s who of the global open water swimming community are gathering in New York City for the June 23rd Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. The annual 28.5-mile circumnavigation swim around the heart of New York City has grown so popular that is no longer an issue if a swimmer will complete the 28.5-mile loop, but rather how fast. The selection process is
San Diego’s Blair Cannon completed a fast 8 hour 18 minute Catalina Channel swim, the 7th fastest crossing of all time. He definitely did not want to waste any time as he was raising money for the Monarch School and the Great Friends Foundation. Blair is a San Diego-based philanthropist and vice president of Bernstein Global Wealth Management. His swim -
