Triple Crown of Stage Swims

Jamie Tout, Mark Spratt, Edie Markovich, Lauren Grous, Dr. Steven Minaglia, and Dan Worden huddle up during the 3-day, 3-stage swim 'Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational where they swam the 14.9-km Kalohi Channel between Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi on 27 August 2021, the 14.1 km Auau Channel between Maui and Lānaʻi on 28 August 2021, and the 13.5 km Pailolo Channel between Maui and Molokaʻi on 29 August 2021 in the state of Hawaii. The event is one of the Triple Crown of Stage Swims

Paul Towers, Dr. Steven Minaglia, Van Cornwell, Scott Schroeder, Stephen Rouch and Devon Clifford on Molokai before the 2018 ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge in Hawaii

Apache Lake, the venue of Day 3 of the S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge in Arizona

noun - The Triple Crown of Stage Swims is a three event series for solo marathon swimmers that requires the successful solo completion of a lake stage swim, a river stage swim, and an ocean stage swim.

Triple Crown of Stage Swims

• SCAR Swim Challenge, a 4-day, 4-stage 66.9 km lake stage swim: 15.2 km Saguaro Lake on Day 1 + 14.4 km Canyon Lake on Day 2 + 27.3 km Apache Lake on Day 3 + 10 km Roosevelt Lake on Day 4 in Arizona, USA organized by Kent Nicholas.
• 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, an 8-day, 7-stage 193 km river stage swim down the Hudson River: 29.4 km on Day 1 + 31.8 km on Day 2 + 21.2 km on Day 3 + 24.4 km on Day 4 + 31.8 km on Day 5 (called The Beast) + 25.2 km on Day 6 + 29.1 km on Day 7 in New York, USA organized by New York Open Water.
• Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational, a 3-day 3-stage 42.9 km ocean channel stage swim: 14.2 km Auau Channel from the island of Maui to the island of Lanai on Day 1 + 13.7 km Pailolo Channel from the island of Maui to the island of Molokai on Day 2 + 15 km Kalohi Channel from the island of Molokai to the island of Lanai on Day 3 in Hawaii, USA organized by Dr. Steven Minaglia.

Origin

It was first proposed by Joe Zemaitis in January 2019.

Triple Crowners of Stage Swims

1. Joseph Zemaitis was the first male and first swimmer to complete the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 26 June 2018:

• He competed in all 4 stage swims of the 2015 SCAR Swim Challenge at the age of 35:
  • On 6 May 2015, he completed a 13.3 km crossing of Saguaro Lake at the SCAR Swim Challenge in 3 hours 44 minutes 36 seconds.
  • On 7 May 2015, he completed a 14.1 km crossing of Canyon Lake at the SCAR Swim Challenge in 3 hours 34 minutes 11 seconds.
  • On 8 May 2015, he completed a 22.8 km crossing of Apache Lake at the SCAR Swim Challenge in 8 hours 2 minutes 53 seconds.
  • On 9 May 2015, he completed a 9 km crossing of Roosevelt Lake at the SCAR Swim Challenge in 3 hours 9 minutes 15 seconds.

• He completed all 3 stage swims of the 2017 ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge at the age of 38:
  • On Day 1, he completed a 14.2 crossing of the Auau Channel] from the island of Lanai to the island of Maui.
  • On Day 2, he completed a 15 km crossing of the Kalohi Channel from the island of Lanai to the island of Molokai.
  • On Day 3, he completed a 13.7 crossing of the Pailolo Channel from the island of Maui to the island of Molokai.

• He completed all 7 stage swims of the 2018 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim finishing in 39 hours 52 minute 46 seconds for the 16th fastest time in history at the age of 38:
  • On 19 June 2018, he won the 29.5 km Stage 1 in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 5 hours 0 minutes 55 seconds.
  • On 20 June 2018, he finished 3rd in the 31.9 km Stage 2 in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 6 hours 20 minutes 17 seconds.
  • On 21 June 2018, he won the 21.2 km Stage 3 in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 4 hours 17 minutes 53 seconds.
  • On 22 June 2018, he won the 24.1 km Stage 4 in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 4 hours 43 minutes 47 seconds.
  • On 24 June 2018, he finished 3rd in the 31.9 km Stage 5 in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 8 hours 59 minutes 44 seconds.
  • On 25 June 2018, he finished 3rd in the 25.3 km Stage 6 in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 3 hours 44 minutes 56 seconds.
  • On 26 June 2018, he finished 3rd in the 29.9 km Stage 7 in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 6 hours 36 minutes 14 seconds.

2. Devon Clifford was the first female to complete the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 9 September 2018:

• She competed in all 4 stage swims of the 2016 SCAR Swim Challenge at the age of 26:
  • On 27 April 2016, she finished 26th in the 13.3 km crossing of Saguaro Lake in the SCAR Swim Challenge in 4 hours 20 minutes 25 seconds.
  • On 28 April 2016, she finished 26th in the 14.1 km crossing of Canyon Lake in the SCAR Swim Challenge in 4 hours 47 minutes.
  • On 29 April 2016, she finished 10th in the 22.8 km crossing of Apache Lake in the SCAR Swim Challenge in 10 hours 21 minutes.
  • On 30 April 2016, she finished 27th in the 10 km crossing of Roosevelt Lake in the SCAR Swim Challenge in 3 hours 54 minutes 41 seconds.

• She completed all 7 stage swims of the 2018 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim finishing in 42 hours 40 minutes 3 seconds for the 20th fastest time in history at the age of 28:
  • On 19 June 2018, she finished 6th in the 29.5 km Stage 1 at the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 5 hours 28 minutes 41 seconds.
  • On 20 June 2018, she finished 8th in the 31.9 km Stage 2 at the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 7 hours 12 minutes 21 seconds.
  • On 21 June 2018, she finished 6th in the 21.2 km Stage 3 at the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 4 hours 33 minutes 24 seconds.
  • On 22 June 2018, she finished 7th in the 24.1 km Stage 4 at the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 5 hours 15 minutes 31 seconds.
  • On 24 June 2018, she finished 9th in the 31.9 km Stage 5 at the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 9 hours 30 minutes 9 seconds.
  • On 25 June 2018, she finished 10th in the 25.3 km Stage 6 at the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 3 hours 56 minutes 42 seconds.
  • On 26 June 2018, she finished 5th in the 29.9 km Stage 7 at the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 6 hours 43 minutes 15 seconds.

• She completed all 3 stage swims of the 2018 ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge at the age of 28:
  • On 7 September 2018, she swam the 14.2 km Auau Channel from the island of Maui to the island of Lanai in 6 hours 6 minutes.
  • On 8 September 2018, she swam the 13.7 km Pailolo Channel from the island of Maui to the island of Molokai in 5 hours 52 minutes.
  • On 9 September 2018, she swam 15 km across the Kalohi Channel from the island of Molokai to the island of Lanai in 5 hours 34 minutes.

3. Dr. Steven Minaglia completed the Triple Crown of Stage Swims in 2018.

5. John Zemaitis completed the Triple Crown of Stage Swims on 15 September 2019.

External links

• Channel Swimming Guide to Swimming Maui Nui
• Shannon Keegan Talks With SCAR Swimmers
• Jamie Tout DEFCON Training
• Pat Gallant-Charette and Jamie Tout Appreciate the Beauty and Challenge of the Open Water
• The Triple Crown of Stage Swim by Joe Zemaitis
• What Is Open Water Swimming?
• Michael Rice, Ned Denison Discuss The SCAR Swim Challenge On WOWSA Live
• The Magic of Three: Triple Crown Swims
• Joe Zemaitis Talks Swimming Around The World On WOWSA Live - Part 1
• 2019 ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu
• Joe Zemaitis Is FAST, Pioneers Triple Crown Of Stage Swims
• Devon Clifford Completes Triple Crown Of Stage Swims
• S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge
• Open Water Swimmers Are Left With a S.C.A.R.
• 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
• New York Open Water
• New York Open Water Facebook page
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational
• Endurance Challenge
• 3 For 3, The ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Thrice The Fun, Triple The Challenge: ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge