Not only was Sarah Thomas invited to be the Guest Swimmer at the 2021 END WET (or the Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test) in June 2021, but she also ended up winning the 57.9 km downstream river swim from North Dakota to Minnesota on the Mighty Red River. Sarah Thomas (38) 13 hours 4 minutesMarian Cardwell (31) 13 hours 10 minutesSeth
Sarah Thomas To Inspire Others At END-WET Courtesy of Don Henderson, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Don Henderson kicked off his tenure as the new race director of the END-WET event in North Dakota in a huge way. While Henderson completed the 57.9 km END-WET swim down the Red River of the North in 2015 and 2016, and helped organize the race in 2017, 2018 and
Elaine Howley To Star In END-WET Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Elaine Howley is following in the wake of Darren Miller (2012), Jen Schumacher (2013), Annaleise Carr (2014), Sarah Thomas (2015), and Jeff Utsch (2016). Each of the swimmers have served as the honored guest swimmer for END-WET, a 36-mile (57.9 km) river swim in the Mighty
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Patty Hermann, a 57-year-old from Houston, Texas, is entered into this year's Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida. This will be her fourth visit to the 24-mile race. "I did it twice on relays and last year as a pace swimmer for Ranie Pearce. I’m tackling this with Martin Strel paddling for me. We’ve done
Courtesy of END-WET, Red River, North Dakota. What do Darren Miller, Jen Schumacher, Annaleise Carr, Sarah Thomas, and Jeff Utsch have in common? They have been the guest swimmers of the END-WET 36-mile (57.9 km) marathon swim down the Red River between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Oslo, Minnesota in the United States. END-WET is looking for nominations
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In a pool competition, it is normal to see two butterflyers go head-to-head. But nay-nay in the open water. However, at this year's END-WET 57.9 km river marathon, both Dan Projansky and John Batchelder attempted to swim the entire distance butterfly. The 35-year-old from Colorado and the 58-year-old
Photo courtesy of Extreme North Dakota Racing, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Alison Kelly, race director of Extreme North Dakota Racing, is looking for volunteers to paddle the Red River of the North as company, safety, and support for marathon swimmers who are traveling from around the world for the longest competitive race in America. Each support boat
Courtesy of END-WET, Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test, North Dakota. The third edition of the 36-mile (57.9 km) Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET) will be held on June 18th down the Red River between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Oslo, Minnesota. Far away from Manhattan Island on the East Coast and Aquatic Park on the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Not only is the water of the Red River of the North muddy and churned up, but the winding river makes it impossible to see the distance from afar. Veer left, veer right, hug one shore, then the other. Stroke after stroke, feed after feed, mile after mile, hour after hour, the solo and relay swimmers of
Re-invention Through Butterfly, Making Up For Lost Time Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Word has it that Dan Provjansky is going to have a second bout with the Red River of the North in Andy Magness' annual Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET), a 36-mile (57.9 km) marathon swim from rural North Dakota to East Grand
