Chad Hundeby

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Chad Hundeby, inductee (Honour Swimmer) in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
Chad Hundeby, a solo and relay English Channel record-setter
Chad Hundeby with Jay Wilkerson, coach Flip Darr, Martha Jahn, Karen Burton, Dirk Bouma, and Sid Cassidy with coaches Penny Dean and John York as part of the record-setting English Channel relay that set three English Channel relay records: 6 hours 52 minutes on their first leg (England-to-France), 7 hours 26 minutes on their second leg (France-to-England), and the fastest overall and fastest 2-way relay (England-to-France-to-England) in 14 hours 18 minutes in 1990

Chad Hundeby (died 12 June 2021 at the age of 49) was an American pool and marathon swimmer from Southern California, nicknamed the American Express. He was a member of the Blue Buoy Swim School in Tustin, California and as a college student-athlete, competed for Southern Methodist University team. His nickname is the American Express.

Honors

Open Water Swimming Career

Fastest English Channel Crossings in History

1. Andreas Waschburger, Germany, E-F, 8 September 2023 in 6 hours 45 minutes 25 seconds at the age of 36
2. Trent Grimsey, Australia, E-F, 8 September 2012 in 6 hours 55 minutes 0 seconds at the age of 24
3. Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria, E-F, 24 August 2007 in 6 hours 56 minutes 50 seconds at the age of 30
4. Christof Wandratsch, Germany, E-F, 1 August 2005 in 7 hours 3 minutes 52 seconds at the age of 38
5. Yuri Kudinov, Russia, E-F, 24 August 2007 in 7 hours 5 minutes 42 seconds at the age of 28
5. Rostislav Vítek, Czech Republic, E-F, August 2009 in 7 hours 16 minutes 25 seconds at the age of 33
6. Chad Hundeby, USA, E-F, 27 September 1994 in 7 hours 17 minutes 0 seconds at the age of 23
7. Christof Wandratsch, Germany, E-F, 20 August 2003 in 7 hours 20 minutes 0 seconds at the age of 36
8. Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria, E-F 22 August 2006 in 7 hours 21 minutes 8 seconds at the age of 29
9. David Meca Medina, Spain, E-F, 29 August 2005 in 7 hours 22 minutes 0 seconds at the age of 31
10. Yvetta Hlaváčová, Czech Republic, E-F, 5 August 2006 in 7 hours 25 minutes 15 seconds at the age of 31
11. Penny Lee Dean, USA, E-F, 29 July 1978 in 7 hours 40 minutes 0 seconds at the age of 23

Fastest Catalina Channel Crossings in History

1. 7 hours 15 minutes 55 seconds by Penny Lee Dean, USA, MC in September 1976
2. 7 hours 27 minutes 25 seconds by Grace van der Byl, USA, CM in October 2012
3. 7 hours 37 minutes 31 seconds by Pete Huisveld, USA, MC in August 1992
4. 7 hours 41 minutes 14 seconds by John York, USA, MC in September 1978 (first leg of a two-way crossing)
5. 7 hours 43 minutes 6 seconds by Karen Burton, USA, CM in October 1994
6. 7 hours 55 minutes 6 seconds by Hank Wise, USA, CM in October 2018
7. 7 hours 57 minutes 40 seconds by Andreas Waschburger, Germany, CM in August 2024
8. 8 hours 4 minutes 12 seconds by Ceinwen Roberts, Australia, CM in September 2013
9. 8 hours 5 minutes 44 seconds by Todd Robinson, USA, CM in August 2009
10. 8 hours 7 minutes 3 seconds by Hank Wise, USA, CM in October 2010
11. 8 hours 7 minutes 37 by Hank Wise, USA, MC in June 2015
12. 8 hours 7 minutes 53 seconds by Hank Wise, USA MC in September 2025
13. 8 hours 9 minutes 0 seconds by Susan McKay, Canada, CM in September 2022
14. 8 hours 11 minutes 13 seconds by Miquel Suñer Comalat, Spain, CM in July 2012
15. 8 hours 14 minutes 46 seconds by Chad Hundeby, USA, CM in September 1993
16. 8 hours 18 minutes 27 seconds by Blair Cannon, USA, CM in August 2011
17. 8 hours 19 minutes 30 seconds by Danielle Wahl, USA, CM in June 2014
18. 8 hours 20 minutes 48 seconds by Gemma Jensen, Australia, CM in August 2006
19. 8 hours 27 minutes 24 seconds by Jim McConica, USA, CM in September 1983
20. 8 hours 28 minutes 21 seconds by Rendy Lynn Opdycke, USA, CM in August 2008
21. 8 hours 31 minutes 20 seconds by John York, USA, MC in October 1977
22. 8 hours 32 minutes 49 seconds by John York, USA, CM in October 2000
23. 8 hours 33 minutes 18 seconds by Andrea Karge, USA, CM in September 2001
24. 8 hours 33 minutes 59 minutes by Penny Lee Dean, USA, CM in September 1977 (first leg of a two-way crossing)
25. 8 hours 35 minutes 44 seconds by Derrick Wong, USA, CM in September 2011
26. 8 hours 35 minutes 44 seconds by Anna DeLozier, USA, CM in August 2006
27. 8 hours 36 minutes 32 minutes by Mallory Mead, USA, CM in August 2010
28. 8 hours 38 minutes 19 seconds by Anshuman Jhingran, India, CM in August 2023
29. 8 hours 42 minutes 57 seconds by Heather Royer, USA, CM in October 1998
30. 8 hours 43 minutes 16 seconds by Mary Beth Colpo, USA, CM in August 1977

USA Long Distance International Championships

He competed in the 1984 USA Long Distance International Championships which was the first race across the Catalina Channel since the Wrigley Ocean Marathon in 1927 on the winning American relay team.

English Channel Relay Record

Hundeby remains one of the English Channel relay record-holders along with Jay Wilkerson, Martha Jahn, Karen Burton, Dirk Bouma, and Sid Cassidy. The USA Swimming national open water team members set three English Channel relay records: 6 hours 52 minutes on their first leg (England-to-France), 7 hours 26 minutes on their second leg (France-to-England), and the fastest overall and fastest 2-way relay (England-to-France-to-England) in 14 hours 18 minutes in 1990. The team was coached by Penny Dean and John York.

1991 FINA World Championships 25 km Race Results

Held in Swan River in Perth, Australia.
1 Chad Hundeby 5:01:46
2 Sergio Chariandini 5:03:19
3 David O'Brien 5:08:53
4 Nace Majcen 5:13:08
5 Jay Wilkerson 5:15:20
6 Roberto Faccinetti 5:16:14
7 Christof Wandratsch 5:18:44
8 Peter Galvin 5:19:28
9 Dragan Kurgic 5:20:32
10 Greg Streppel 5:22:52
11 Martijn van Heusden 5:24:07
12 Attila Molnar 5:26:21
13 Justin Palfrey 5:29:40
14 Michal Sanda 5:31:35
15 Jaime Gavaid 5:33:03
16 Mauricio Buczmiejuk 5:33:13
17 Dusan Toth Szabo 5:38:17
18 Marc Newman 5:40:46
19 Erik van Dartel 5:41:31
20 Michal Spacek 5:46:53
21 Ricardo Sperti 5:58:54
22 Jordi Cervera 6:02:31
23 Mohammed Abdel 6:04:07
24 Nazr Hasabala 6:06:48
25 Karim Madsen 6:42:30
26 Taranath Narayan Shenoy 7:26:41

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