Monterey Bay Swimming Association ended it's first season with a large turnout for the first annual party and awards ceremony. Over 60 people were in attendance, including members from Southern California, San Francisco, Monterey, Carmel, and Santa Cruz. View the Slide Presentation here: 2015 MBSA Awards
Awards and certificates were presented to:
Cindy Cleveland, September 1980, 15 hours 21 minutes
FIRST MONTEREY BAY CROSSING
Also recognizing Cindy for:
Catalina Channel (20.1 miles)
Catalina Channel double crossing (40.2 miles)
First to swim the Anacapa Channel (12.4 miles)
Anacapa Channel double crossing (24.8 miles)
Catalina Channel circumnavigation (50 miles)
Patti Bauernfeind, August 2014, 13 hours
FASTEST MONTEREY BAY SOLO
Also recognizing Patti for:
TRIPLE CROWN
Manhattan Island (28 miles)
Catalina Channel (20.1 miles)
English Channel (21 miles)
Lake Tahoe Length (22 miles)
Tampa Bay Marathon (24 miles)
Lake Zurich (16.4 miles)
Farallon Relays (30 miles)
California Coastal Relay (180+miles)
Kim Rutherford, September 2014, 22 hours 6 minutes
FIRST MONTEREY TO SANTA CRUZ SOLO
Also recognizing Kim for:
Catalina Channel (20.1 miles)
Anacapa Channel (12.4 miles)
Lake Tahoe Ice Mile (1.1 mile, 39f)
TEAM KELP KRAWLERS, 5 SWIMMER MONTEREY BAY RELAY (1 HOUR LEGS)
August 2015, 10 hours 20 minutes
FIRST MBSA SANCTIONED SWIM
FIRST CAPITOLA TO LOVERS BEACH
SWIMMERS:
Frank Reynolds III, Thomas Dietrich, Michael Sharf, Paul Reynolds, Joe Schertler
CREW
Pete Albers (Crew Chief), Mike Reynolds, Teresa Frias, Maggie Albers, Mathew Shertler, Sean Vienna, Daniel Moffatt, Mark Kane (EMT/crew),
Awards and certificates were presented to:
Cindy Cleveland, September 1980, 15 hours 21 minutes
FIRST MONTEREY BAY CROSSING
Also recognizing Cindy for:
Catalina Channel (20.1 miles)
Catalina Channel double crossing (40.2 miles)
First to swim the Anacapa Channel (12.4 miles)
Anacapa Channel double crossing (24.8 miles)
Catalina Channel circumnavigation (50 miles)
Patti Bauernfeind, August 2014, 13 hours
FASTEST MONTEREY BAY SOLO
Also recognizing Patti for:
TRIPLE CROWN
Manhattan Island (28 miles)
Catalina Channel (20.1 miles)
English Channel (21 miles)
Lake Tahoe Length (22 miles)
Tampa Bay Marathon (24 miles)
Lake Zurich (16.4 miles)
Farallon Relays (30 miles)
California Coastal Relay (180+miles)
Kim Rutherford, September 2014, 22 hours 6 minutes
FIRST MONTEREY TO SANTA CRUZ SOLO
Also recognizing Kim for:
Catalina Channel (20.1 miles)
Anacapa Channel (12.4 miles)
Lake Tahoe Ice Mile (1.1 mile, 39f)
TEAM KELP KRAWLERS, 5 SWIMMER MONTEREY BAY RELAY (1 HOUR LEGS)
August 2015, 10 hours 20 minutes
FIRST MBSA SANCTIONED SWIM
FIRST CAPITOLA TO LOVERS BEACH
SWIMMERS:
Frank Reynolds III, Thomas Dietrich, Michael Sharf, Paul Reynolds, Joe Schertler
CREW
Pete Albers (Crew Chief), Mike Reynolds, Teresa Frias, Maggie Albers, Mathew Shertler, Sean Vienna, Daniel Moffatt, Mark Kane (EMT/crew),