Potomac River Swim June 1, 2019

Director:
  • Cheryl Wagner
  • Conditions:
  • water temperature 76 degrees, overcast, air temp 68 - 86 degrees, waves minimal, wind: 5 mph (NW)
  • Benefactors:
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  • Southern Maryland Sierra Club
  • Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
  • Potomac Riverkeeper
  • The Potomac Conservancy
  • West Virginia Rivers Coalition
  • Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
  • Ridge Rescue
  • St. Mary's River Watershed Assoc
  • Friends of the Shenandoah River
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    Top Finishers

    Male No Wetsuit
    1. Herbert Burgunder III 3:55:50
    2. John Whelan 4:04:13
    3. Taylor Thorson 4:32:38
    Male Wetsuit
    1. Xu Duan 6:01:00
    2. Daniel Shub 6:02:00
    Female No Westuit
    1. Holly Donnelly 4:07:33
    2. Katie Pumphrey 4:36:22
    Female Wetsuit
    1. Teresa Carson 5:11:02
    Relay Wetsuit
    1. Lauren Becker & James Wagner 3:42:42
    Top Fundraiser
    1. Daniel Weiss - $17,500 +

     

    All Participants

    Place Name Time Wetsuit Home Age
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    1 Lauren Becker & James Wagner
    Kayaker: Chris Stevens
    3 hr 42 min 42 sec relay - wetsuit Washington, DC 37 & 46
    2 Herbert Burgunder III
    Kayakers: Mark Woodside & Anita Baxter
    3 hr 55 min 50 sec no wetsuit Owings Mills MD 50
    3 John Whelan
    Kayaker: Katie Ortel
    4 hr 4 min 13 sec no wetsuit Waynesboro PA 53
    4 Holly Donnelly
    Kayaker: Sara Collins
    4 hr 7 min 33 sec no wetsuit Kensington, MD 46
    5 Taylor Thorson
    Kayaker: Jason Walent
    4 hr 32 min 38 sec no wetsuit Yorktown, VA 49
    6 Katie Pumphrey
    Kayaker: Rebecca Ward
    4 hr 36 min 22 sec no wetsuit Baltimore, MD 31
    7 Alan Hoberg
    Kayaker: Kemp Dawson
    4 hr 39 min 00 sec no wetsuit Keedysville, MD 54
    8 Teresa Carson
    Kayaker: Stephan Bethke
    5 hr 11 min 02 sec wetsuit   64
    9 Ellis W Merschoff
    Kayaker: Marjie Campbell
    5 hr 45 min 07 sec no wetsuit Pasadena MD 69
    10 Brian Kelly
    Kayaker: George Dobrescu
    5 hr 58 min 44 sec no wetsuit Leonardtown MD 50
    11 Xu Duan
    Kayaker: Alyssa & Quinn Wenger
    6 hr 1 min 00 sec wetsuit Front Royal, VA 54
    12 Daniel Shub
    Kayaker: Bob Justice
    6 hr 2 min 00 sec wetsuit Baltimore, MD 70
    13 Daniel Weiss
    Kayaker: Frank Roberts
    7 hr 4 min (swim interrupted) wetsuit Tel Aviv, Israel 42
    14 William Frost III
    Kayaker: Scott Ortel
    7 hr 17 min 20 sec (swim interrupted) no wetsuit Ogden, UT 51