Kimberly Plewa
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Kimberly Plewa (right) with Michelle Nelson
Kimberly Plewa (born January 19) is a 36-year-old American open water swimmer from Rahway, New Jersey.
Open Water Swimming Career[edit]
- She crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on 3 May 2012 in a time of 4 hours 35 minutes together with Michelle Nelson
- She participated in the 15.1-mile Cape Circumnavigation Challenge around Cape May, New Jersey organized by Jason Malick and sanctioned by the World Open Water Swimming Association
- She attempted the 2009 Boston Light Swim in August.
- On 30 May 2009, she finished 4th in the 11.5 Potomac River Swim from Virginia to Maryland in 4 hours 35 minutes at the age of 26.
- On 18 October 2009, she finished 22nd in the Bermuda Round The Sound 10 km swim in Bermuda in 3 hours 52 seconds at the age of 26.
- On 12 June 2010, she finished 10th in the 20.1 km FKCC Swim Around Key West in Florida in 5 hours 33 minutes 12 seconds.
- On 24 July 2010, she finished 30th in the 16.1 Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog in Vermont in 5 hours 4 minutes 24 seconds at the age of 27.
- On 10 July 2011, she finished 5th in the 21.2 km 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 5 hours 2 minutes 32 seconds at the age of 28.
- On 25 August 2012, she finished 18th in the Lake George 10K swim in New York in 3 hours 12 minutes 57 seconds at the age of 29.
- On 6 July 2013, she finished 39th in the 16.1 km Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in 5 hours 48 minutes 28 seconds at the age of 30.
- On 21 September 2014, she finished 15th in the 19.3 km Swim Around Charleston in South Carolina in 5 hours 32 minutes 3 seconds at the age of 31.
- On 19 April 2015, she finished 37th in the 10 km Swim Miami in Miami, Florida in 2 hours 55 minutes 39 seconds at the age of 32.
- On 18 July 2015, she finished 12th in the 14.5 km Swim Ocean City in New Jersey in 4 hours 6 minutes 34 seconds at the age of 32.
- On 1 August 2015, she finished 5th in the 30 km Three Rivers Marathon Swim in Pennsylvania in 10 hours 16 minutes 34 seconds at the age of 32.
- On 26 June 2016, she finished 8th in the 29.5 km 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 6 hours 5 minutes 8 seconds at the age of 33.
- On 6 November 2016, she finished 17th in the Barbados 10K Swim in Carlisle Bay in 3 hours 6 minutes 54 seconds at the age of 33.
- On 22 April 2017, she finished 7th in the 11.2 km Swim Around Lido Key in Florida in 3 hours 23 minutes 8 seconds at the age of 34.
- On 26 August 2017, she finished 21st in the Lake George 10K in New York in 3 hours 10 minutes 2 seconds at the age of 34.
- On 23 September 2017, she finished 8th in the Finger Lakes Open Water Festival in New York in 5 hours 34 minutes at the age of 34.
- On 14 October 2017, she finished 39th in the 16.6 km Swim The Suck in Tennessee in 4 hours 11 minutes 2 seconds at the age of 34.
- On 16 June 2018, she finished 48th in the 20.1 km Swim Around Key West in Florida in 5 hours 40 minutes 53 seconds at the age of 35.
- On 25 August 2018, she finished 11th in the 45.9 km 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim in New York City in 9 hours 26 minutes 15 seconds at the age of 36.
Education & Work[edit]
- Wellness Professional - Consultant at Health Fitness - Johnson & Johnson Account · New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey - Class of 2006
Interview at Swim Miami[edit]
External links[edit]
- Strait of Gibraltar Swimming Association website
- Darren Miller Climbing Up The Charts
- Kingdom Swim
- Rob Madell Proves It Is Never Too Late
- WOWSA Battle: Brian Phillips vs. Eric Nilsson
- Emma Otto-Moudry Can WOW The Crowd
- Pure As White In Lake Memphremagog
- Darren Miller On The Difficulties Of The Oceans Seven
- C3 Results From Cape Circumnavigation Challenge
- Five To Swim Three Rivers
- Sarah Thomas, John Humenik Set Record In 3RMS
- How Great To Swim All Eight; How Fun To Do Just One
- 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
- List Of Marathon Swims Around The World
- Venturing Into The Unknown
- Marathon Swimming
- Short List of Long Marathon Swims
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- What Is A Marathon Swim?
- Do Marathon Runs Compare To Marathon Swims?
- Longest Marathon Swims In The World
- What is The Defined Distance Of A Marathon Swim?
- How Many Channel Swimmers Are There In The World?
- 7 Uber Days Between 8 Long Bridges
- What Is The Hardest Week Of Swimming In The World?
- Cheryl Reinke Wins 8 Bridges Stage 1
- Touting His Ability To Come Back, Jamie Under 8 Bridges
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- New York Open Water 20 Bridges Results
- They Came, They Swam, They Finished...Around Manhattan