13th Annual Swim With Mike Hawaii
Date: September 4, 2017
Time: 8:30am-Noon
Location: San Souci Beach to the Duke Kananamoku Beach – Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii
Special Note: To be held in conjunction with the Waikiki Roughwater Swim www.wrswim.com
Organizers: Kaia Hedlund
Event Info: 2.34 miles of open water swimming off of Waikiki Beach. The 47th Waikiki Roughwater Swim is one of the oldest and most iconic open water swims in the world. It was the inspiration for the Ironman Triathlon. The distances for the 1st Ironman Triathlon were derived from the three most grueling races held in Hawaii at the time. The 2.34 mile Waikiki Roughwater Swim, the 112 Around Oahu Bike race and the 26 mile Honolulu Marathon. Participants in the 46th Annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim will be encouraged to solicit sponsorships for their swim through www.swimwithmike.org or to make a direct donation during the registration process through www.pseresults.com.
Open to: Swim entry at www.wrswim.com or www.waikikiroughwaterswim.com All swimmers who are capable of swimming this distance in open water.
Masters Challenge:
The 37th Annual Swim With Mike maintains the tradition. In order to participate in the Masters Challenge – you don’t need to be a member of US Masters Swimming – or even a Swimmer for that matter. Just register to Participate at: swimwithmike.org and indicate that you want to do the Masters Challenge.
For every $100 you raise you will be given a chance to win some really awesome prizes such as a VIP entry into the 13th Swim With Mike Hawaii and entry into the 48th Annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim. Other prizes are Wine Tasting, Swim Oriented Prizes, Sporting Events and much more.
One comment
Rich Wander
My name is Rich Wander, alumni of USC. I have done the Swim with Mke since it’s inception. I have been coming to Honolulu since 1968 and even trained with the great coach Sakamoto at U of H in the summers back then. I trained and swam nationally for several years and had the privelege of swimming on the same team as the great Joe Lilikes,(Mighty Joe Young as he’s known on the island). I hear his nephew is our next Olympic hopeful. I also met Kaia Hedlund when i was there for the swim in ’05. Looking forward to a good turnout and hope to see everyone soon for such a great cause! Sincerely,
Rich Wander
2 years ago