Back in August 2021, Jennifer Dutton, a 52-year-old American
open water swimmer
and swimming coach from Wayland, Massachusetts who is in the Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame, completed the 70 km crossing
of
Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The Signature Swim of the Lake Geneva Swimming Association goes from
Courtesy of Piers Townley, The Brain Tumour Charity, Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Sir John Royden remembers his sister Emma who passed away due to a brain tumor in 2003 when she was 32. He said, “One distinguishing feature about my sister Emma was that she was loved and liked by everyone that she met. On the Venn Diagram, that puts her with a big overlap
11 Years With Melodee Nugent Across Lake Geneva Courtesy of Melodee Nugent, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Melodee Nugent recalled her experiences on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. "2009 was the first year of my swim across Lake Geneva. Eight of us met at Big Foot Beach Park and swam to Fontana on the other side of the lake. At the time, this would be my longest swim
Courtesy of Ben Barham, Lake Geneva Swimming Association, Switzerland. Frequent Flyers, a 6-person relay, completed a 69 km butterfly attempt across Lake Geneva from Chateau de Chillon to Geneva in Switzerland. The sextet of Mark Johansen, Kevin Blick, Sam Mould, Robert Fisher, Rob Ouldcott, and Boris Mavra finished in 33 hours 34 minutes on July 14th.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A goggle tan* is the division on a swimmer's temple and around their eyes between skin of noticeable paleness relative to the rest of the face that has been suntanned by prolonged sun exposure. Upper photo shows Vedika Bolliger, a 34-year-old Swiss swimmer who swam across Lake Geneva on July 30th-31st 1999
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ben Barham of the Lake Geneva Swimming Association announced that Mark Sheridan became the first British athlete to successfully complete a 69 km crossing of Lake Geneva. His swim of 33 hours 6 minutes placed him 54th in history's 24-Hour Club: Members of the 24-Hour Club compiled by the World Open Water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vedika Bolliger looked absolutely radiant after she completed her 42 hour 45 minute crossing of Lake Geneva in 1999.* From Villeneuve to Geneva, the distance was 75 km reported Vasanti Niemz. In addition to her historic crossing, Bolliger also made 5 crossings of the English Channel including swims of 14
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The children at the Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten Sonnenberg Uster in Switzerland look at their teacher Vedika Bolliger as an educator and friend. But the open water swimming community remembers Bollinger as someone with incredible stamina. Over the course of her career, she made five successful crossings of
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ben Barham announced the the Jaimie Monahan Award. "It is an award given by the Lake Geneva Swimming Association for its most exceptional swim of the year." The 36-year-old American swam the length of Lake Geneva between August 26th-27th in 32 hours 52 minutes. Monahan's swim was not only the 53rd longest
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ben Barham of the Lake Geneva Swimming Association announced the establishment of the Alain Charmey Award. "It is an award given by the Lake Geneva Swimming Association for its fastest swim of the year." The then 34-year-old Swiss Olympic freestyle swimmer swam the length of Lake Geneva in August 1986 in
