The Lake Tahoe Marathon Events present:

Swim Lake Tahoe

Saturday September 13, 2014

The new Venue will be Pope Beach where the Marathon ends on Sunday

Register & pick begins 8:30 AM for the swimmer at the beach

1/2 Mile, 1 Mile, or 2 Mile Swims 

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General Information

  1. The  SUP, Kayak, Duathon, Swim, 5K and Kids Fun Run events will start and finish at Pope Beach, same place marathon finishes on Sunday

  2. Pope Beach is located on H89, 2 miles north of the H89 & H50 intersection known locally as the "Y".

  3. Nearest lodging is at Camp Richardson adjacent to Pope Beach.

  4. Pick up your race bib on the morning before your event
    on the beach beginning at 7:30 AM

Their are 3 swim distances.
All swimmers start at the same time wearing different colored swim caps.

One lap around the buoy field equals a half mile.
Swimmers pick up your race bib Friday morning before your event
on the beach beginning at 8:30 AM (Kayaks at 7:30 AM)

 

 

Awards:

Finishers medal for all
Event shirts
Overall awards for over and under 40 men and women

 

The swims follows the Kayak races.


 Swim Winners & Course Records

Year Event Gender Winner Age From Time Pace
2012 Swim 1/2 Mile Male          
2012 Swim 1/2 Mile Female          
2012 Swim 1 Mile Male          
2012 Swim 1 Mile Female          
2012 Swim 2.5 Miles Male          
2012 Swim 2.5 Miles Female          
2011 Swim 1/2 Mile Male Robert Taylor 53 Stateline, NV 19:11 38:22
2011 Swim 1 Mile Male Vince Nibler 49 Albany, CA 24:15 24:15
2011 Swim 1 Mile Female Heather Burke 36 Happy Valley, OR 26:43 26:43
2011 Swim 2.5 Miles Male Zebron Lemke 31 Alameda, CA 55:36 22:14
2011 Swim 2.5 Miles Female Samantha Van Zanten 24 Turlock, CA 1:01:09 24:28
2010 Swim 1/2 Mile Male Michael Mollett 41 Newport Beach  CA 13:18    2:40/M
2010 Swim 1/2 Mile Female   Patty Bishop 40   Lake Forest  CA 17:14  3:27/M
2010 Swim 1 Mile Male Roger Cramer 45 So. Lake Tahoe 21:05   21:05/M
2010 Swim 1 Mile Female Julie Koster  28 So. Lake Tahoe 25:07   25:07/M
2010 Swim 2.5 Miles Male   Walter Morris   47   So. Lake Tahoe 44:34    17:50/M
2010 Swim 2.5 Miles Female Yvonne Vleruen 31 Austria 47:28    18:59/M
2009 Swim 1/2 Mile Male Alan Koenigsberg 49  Lafayette  CA   19:42    39:24/M
2009 Swim 1/2 Mile Female Heidi Smith 52 Kamuela  HI 17:05 34:10
2009 Swim 1 Mile Male  Walter Morris    46 South Lake Tahoe 24:53   24:53
2009 Swim 1 Mile Female Lauren Boreta 24 San Francisco  CA 28:30 28:30/M
2009 Swim 2 Miles Male John  Murray  32  Seattle  WA   47:22 23:41/M
2009 Swim 2 Miles Female Kelly McCann 36 Anchorage  AK 47:35 23:48/M
2009 Swim 5 Miles Male Jimmy Whelan   40  Camarillo  CA 2:44:04 32:49/M
2008 Swim 1/2 mile Male Greg Kneisel   Masters    Blairsden, CA   :16:48     
2008 Swim 1/2 mile Female  Jenna-Marie Rutherford      Open San Mateo, CA  :16:10    
2008 Swim 1 mile Male Cameron Sears Master       Knoxville, TN  :26:18  
2008 Swim 1 mile Female Kathleen Fukumoto Open North Las Vegas, N     :30:32      
2008 Swim 2 mile Male Christopher Lapierre Open Truckee, CA      :58:29   
2008 Swim 2 mile Female Andrea Lindsey Open Gardnerville, NV    :51:50  
2005 Swim 1 mile Male Scott Gower 40-49 Atascadero, CA 28:33  
2005 Swim 1 mile Female Elizabeth Lyles 20-29 Reno, NV 29:12  
2004 Swim 1 mile Male Timothy Bilbrey 30 - 39 Madera, CA :21:10  
2004 Swim 1 mile Female Elizabeth Lyles 20 - 29 Reno, NV :22:21  
2003 Swim 1 mile Male Timothy Bilbrey 30 - 39 Madera, CA :22:30  
2003 Swim 1 mile Female Kimberly Beastall 30 - 39 Pleasanton, CA :23:15   
 
  •  The competitive swim events will have awards for open & masters, men & women winners
  • All finishers will receive a finishers medal
  • All register runners will receive an event  Shirt at the expo.
  • Swim races are: Half Mile, One Mile, Two Miles 
  • A person can do both the Kayak and a swim swim event if time and your body allow it. .
  • A wet suit is required for the swim. Sleeveless is OK.
  • Rent or buy a Kayak from Kayak Tahoe ,  530-544-2011.

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