Davide Giardini, Lexie Kelly, Kai West, Kelly Harrigan Win 5K, 10K North Shore Swims Courtesy of Chris Gardner, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. Today on the North Shore of Oahu on the renowned surfing spot of Waimea Bay, a pair of 30-somethings - Davide Giardini and Lexie Kelly - went shoulder-to-shoulder for much of the the Aqua Sphere North Shore 5K Swim
Mark Tan Freestyles To His FourthCourtesy of Linda Kaiser, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. Mark Tan has now completed crossings of four major channels in his home state of Hawaii. The firefighter and paramedic originally from Kailua on Oahu has completed a 15 km swim from Molokai to Lanai across the Kalohi Channel, a 14.2 km swim from Lanai to Maui across the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Carl Kawauchi of Honolulu swam the 8.5-mile Pailolo Channel from Maui to Molokai on his fourth career channel in the Hawaiian Islands. Kawauchi has also crossed the Auau Channel (Maui to Lanai), the Kalohi Channel (Molokai to Lanai) and the Alalakeiki Channel (Kahoolawe to Maui). Due to the swells on
The Hawaiian Channel Swim Association (HCSA) is a volunteer-run channel swimming governing body formed in 1984 by Carol Lee Heltzel. The HCSA was established to recognize individuals who have successfully swum across the 9 major inter-island channels of the Hawaiian Islands. Its membership includes everyone who has swum at least one channel in Hawaii.
