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.
When people from different backgrounds and ages come together in a team effort and are faced with adversary and challenges, they either come together and unite to become greater than the sum of the individuals - or they fall apart in blame-calling, frustration, and disappointment. The Taupo x 3 in New Zealand, the Mexican American Unity Swim in Arizona,
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.
Nighttrain228 Alert: When Grace van der Byl started the Nighttrain228 relay precisely at 3 pm today, there was a slight wind blowing across the Pacific Ocean. The afternoon winds were relatively mild. Nothing too strong and typically steady. And then, as expected, the unexpected happened. Blair Cannon reports from the Sequel, the escort boat of the
Phil Cutti, a former baseball player, is the lead-off man, of sorts, for the Nighttrain228. Nighttrain228 is the Night Train Swimmers attempt to swim 228 miles from Santa Barbara - and the strategy of 6 relay members is fascinating. The 6 swimmers will each swim four times per day. So Cutti is in the 1 and 7 slot. That is, he will swim 1 am and 7 am and
When the Night Train Swimmers begin their 228-mile (367 km) ocean swimming relay from Santa Barbara's Gaviota State Park to Coronado, south of San Diego, they will be swimming concurrently while some of the world's best ultra-marathon runners simultaneously run more than 300 miles down the coast. The ultra marathon runners will meet up with their marathon
Gaviota State Park will be the start of the Nighttrain228 relay around 6-7 pm on August 22nd. The Night Train Swimmers will attempt to set the world record for the longest non-stop ocean relay swim in history with a 228-mile (367 km) relay swim down the California coast from Gaviota State Park near the city of Santa Barbara to Coronado, south of San Diego.
