Cathy Delneo
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Catherine Delneo is a 45-year-old American public librarian and open water swimmer from San Francisco, California.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She is an accomplished cold-water swimmer, having completed an ice swim in Lake Tahoe.
- She participated in the first all-female relay from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands together with Kimberly Chambers , Patti Bauernfeind, Laura Vartain Horn, Lynn Kubasek, and Melissa King.
- She is a member and former swim commissioner of the South End Rowing Club.
- In 2014 she completed the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim.
- Starting on 7 August 2017, she served as an escort crew member on Sarah Thomas' unprecedented 104.6 mile (168.3 km) 67 hour 16 minute solo marathon swim in Lake Champlain in New York and Vermont.
- She took the April photo of Angel More in Lake Tahoe in the 2019 Marathon Swimmers Federation calendar.
- She is a survivor of a shark attack. She was bitten by a tiger shark while off the North Carolina coast 2004. She was interviewed on Open Water Wednesday about this incident, and her views on wildlife protection policy.
Open Water Wednesday Interview
Farallon Islands Relay
Melissa King, Lynn Kubasek, Kim Chambers, Cathy Delneo, Laura Vartain Horn and Patti Bauernfeind swam from the Golden Gate Bridge to the South Farallons Island in 16 hours 29 minutes. The six hardy women went through three rotations on their relay through the Red Triangle (watch visual gallery here). "The seas, generally 15-20 feet, were larger than the escort boat," said Vito Bialla, the team's pilot. "Plus it was cold: 49°F (9.5°C), but the enthusiasm and passion of the women never wavered."
Videos
- "Three Bridges" San Francisco Bay swim (video by Evan Morrison)
- Farallon Islands relay (video by Vito Bialla)
- Farallon Islands relay (video by Lynn Kubasek)
- Lake Tahoe ice swim (video by Jamie Patrick)
- Open Water Wednesday interview
External links
- The Clubhous Continues to Grow on the Shores of Lake Memphremagog
- Tattoos In The Open Water
- Cathy Delneo Talks Sharks And Wildlife Protection Policy On WOWSA Live
- SF Chronicle: All-female team complete swim to Farallon Islands
- International Ice Swimming Association - Members
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Cathy Delneo on Shark Encounters on Open Water Wednesday
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Tattoos on Open Water Swimmers
- Shark Attack Survivors
- Yo Surfer! Shark Attack Victims
- Dealing With Apex Predators Of The Deep
- Crews Are Made of Special People
- The Back Story Of Jamie Patrick's Great Lake Swim
- Bits And Pieces From Farallon Islands History
- History's First Current-Neutral 100-Mile Swim
- Swimming Through The Night With Vampires
- Dramatic Data On Sarah Thomas' Century Swim
- Sarah Thomas going for the century mark on Lake Champlain
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- History's First Current-Neutral 100-Mile Swim
- Swimming Through The Night With Vampires
- Dramatic Data On Sarah Thomas' Century Swim
- Sarah Thomas' Beamonesque Century Swim
- Supporting And Crewing On Sarah Thomas' Century Swim
- Sarah Thomas Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Have Fun, Do Good, Enjoy A Swim
- A Year With The Marathon Swimmers Federation
- 2019 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival Results
