Channel Swimming with Stewart Evans: Walk In, Swim Across, Walk Out
Walk in, swim across, walk out is the mantra of channel swimmers including Stewart Evans who pioneered the Farallones Island crossing.
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Looks Can Be Deceiving In The Open Water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Stewart Evans became the first individual to swim from the Farallon Islands to the California mainland in 1967, he wore a swim cap as others have done before and after him. But looking back at historical photos of that cap, it appears to be a neoprene cap that would be outlawed for contemporary
Bits And Pieces From The Farallon Islands History
Photo of Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Evans' swim cap modeled by his son-in-law Bruckner Chase with his daughter Michelle Evans-Chase. The swim cap was used in the first crossing from the Farallon Islands to the California mainland in August 1967. Additionally, a comprehensive Observer Report by Evan Morrison on Craig Lenning's swim was posted on the
A Hero’s Journey Out Of The Devil’s Teeth
Photos and article courtesy of Bruckner Chase of Ocean Positive Inc.. On April 8th 2014 Craig Lenning became the second person in history to enter the Pacific Ocean at the Farallone Islands and walk ashore on the California mainland after being in the water for 15 hours and 47 minutes. The first, Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Evans, entered the water off
Evans, Erikson And Lenning – Three With The Right Stuff
Craig Lenning did the remarkable when he swam from the Farallons Island to Muir Beach - 14 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge - in 15 hours 46 minutes. His swim was deservedly praised throughout the global open water swimming community. It was an monumental effort in one of the toughest stretches of waters in the world. His support crew had experience
Craig Lenning’s 15 Hours 47 Minutes Ends 47-Year Hiatus
Photo of post-swim Craig Lenning by Vito Bialla. It took a team of believers and one very hard-core man from the mountains to finally end 47 years of non-success from the Farallon Islands. Craig Lenning, supported by captain Vito Bialla, navigator David Holscher, co-captain Patrick Horn, crew chief Jamie Patrick and observer Evan Morrison, started at the
Joe Is Not A Locke, But He Is On His Way
Joseph Locke has started off well and has been swimming very smoothly for more than 4 hours from the Farallon Islands. You can follow his progress here. The first person to swim from the Farallon Island to California was Stewart Evans, way back in 1967... Evans-Farallones-Vintage-1967 from Bruckner Chase on Vimeo. Copyright © 2013 by World Open Water
Ph.D. From Penn Powers Positivity
Michelle Evans-Chase is now a doctor. She just earned her Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania this month. The dissertation of the life-long swimmer and daughter of pioneer swimmer Stewart Evans looked at a mindfulness meditation intervention program for incarcerated youth in the American juvenile justice system. She is focused on adolescent brain
The Only Two People In History To Do The Farallons
What is so cool about this video is how the only two men in history - Ted Erikson and Stewart Evans - helped each other, pushed each other, rivals and compatriots, to swim between the Farallon Islands and the mainland of California. Not since 1967 has any other individual replicated their feat, one of the most difficult challenges possible in the open water
Stewart Evans Formally Joins The Catalina Channel Community
Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Evans was a marathon man before his time. While his Farallon Islands swim in 1967 was celebrated, recognized and well-documented (see video below), it has taken decades to unearth documentation of his Catalina Channel crossing of August 26th, 1959. Like his 13 hour 55 minute swim from the Farallon Islands to the California
