Volunteers Needed for END-WET in the Mighty Red River
The END-WET (Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test) is a 57.9 km solo and relay open water swim down the Red River between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Oslo, Minnesota in the United States.
Race director Don Henderson is calling for volunteer escort paddlers for the June 18th race. “We are looking for a few more volunteers for END-WET. It looks like a fast year on the river (see here). Head to the volunteer page to let us know you’re interested – visit here. Support paddlers get US$160 per boat, we can supply a boat if you don’t have one.”
Past END-WET Winners:
- 2012: Darren Miller – 9 hours 11 minutes
- 2013: Karen Zemlin – 6 hours 58 minutes
- 2014: Kevin Kopplin – 8 hours 38 minutes
- 2015: Sarah Thomas – 9 hours 43 minutes
- 2016: Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist – 10 hours 44 minutes
- 2017: Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist – 10 hours 33 minutes
- 2018: Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist – 9 hours 40 minutes
- 2019: Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist – 9 hours 21 minutes
- 2020: No race took place due to COVID-19
- 2021: Sarah Thomas – 13 hours 4 minutes
2022 Start List:
- Emily Stausbøll (23)
- Lauren Grous (38)
- Karen Zemlin (54)
- Daniel O’Kane (41)
- Gene Kennedy (62)
- Roderick Carbonell (47)
- Mark Sheridan (48)
- Jamie Proffitt (56)
- Evan Morrison (42)
- Edie Markovich (16)
- John Batchelder (41)
- Seth Baetzold (27)
- Ivan Pancic (49)
- Sharessa Gutierrez (41)
- Timmy Garrett (60)
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