Amanda Garcia
Amanda Garcia is a 55-year-old open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- She finished the 10 km marathon swim at the 2016 Barbados Open Water Festival.
- On 13-15 September 2019, she assisted Cameron Bellamy on his 150 km solo charity swim from Barbados to St. Lucia in the Caribbean Sea to support the Ubunye Challenge in 56 hours 55 minutes. Bellamy started at 8:18 am on 13 September 2019 and finished at 5:13 pm on 15 September 2019. The swim was ratified by the Barbados Aquatic Sports Association. His crew included:
• Captain Jono Jones
• Assistant Captain Adrian Joseph
• Mechanic Shemar Carrington
• Medic Mark Small
• Medic Karen Dunbreaker
• Head Official Observer Alison Pile
• Official Observer and Barbados Aquatic Sports Association Representative Rene Dulieu
• Support Crew member and Reserve Observer Chris Sikkens
• Support Crew member Kristina Evelyn
• Support Crew member Amanda Garcia
• Support Crew member Karen Turner
• Support Crew member Mark Farmer
• Support Crew member Hudson Harr (temporary – on crew for 1st day and last 3 hours)
• Support Crew member and reserve observer Geoff Farmer (temporary – on crew for 1st day)
• Support Crew member and reserve observer John Howard (temporary – on crew for 1st day)
Barbados to St. Lucia Channel Swim
External links
- Shelley Taylor-Smith & Cameron Bellamy Talk About His Guinness World Record At WOWSA Fest
- Shelley Taylor-Smith & Cameron Bellamy Talk About Swimming 150 km Non-Stop At WOWSA Fest
- Shelley Taylor-Smith & Cameron Bellamy Talk About Channel Swimming At WOWSA Ocean Fest
- Barbados to St. Lucia
- Cameron Bellamy, Ubunye Challenge Going To The Extreme From Barbados to St. Lucia
- Cameron In The Caribbean, From Barbados To St. Lucia
- Cameron Bellamy Gets Lucky On Friday The 13th
- Ubunye Challenge from Barbados to St. Lucia
- Cameron Bellamy’s 100-Mile Swim: Barbados to St Lucia
- @CamUbunye
- Ubunye Challenge
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Beauty In Barbados, A Freestyling Festival
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Brilliant Barbados Brings Smiles
- Swim Barbados Vacations
- Swim Barbados Vacations Facebook page
- Blast In Barbados Bay
- Open Water Swimming Association
