Chris Burke

Christopher Burke is a 52-year-old American marathon swimmer from St. Petersburg, Florida who has achieved the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Grand Slam of Open Water Swimming.

Open Water Swimming Career

• On 18 June 2011, he finished 4th in the 20.1 km FKCC Swim Around Key West in Florida in 4 hours 39 minutes 22 seconds at the age of 49.
• On 20 April 2013, he finished 3rd in the 37 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida in 12 hours 16 minutes at the age of 51 to join the Half Century Club.
• On 14 June 2014, he finished 6th in the 45.8 km Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in New York in 7 hours 43 minutes 20 seconds at the age of 52.
• On 23 September 2014, he completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the California mainland in 11 hours 23 minutes 20 seconds .
• On 23 July 2015, he completed a 33.8 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 44 minutes at the age of 53 to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Grand Slam of Open Water Swimming.
• Between 25-28 April 2018, he attempted all four stage swims of the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona (9.5-mile or 15.2 km Saguaro Lake + 9-mile or 14.4 km Canyon Lake + 17-mile or 27.3 km Apache Lake + 6.2-mile or 10 km Roosevelt Lake).

Tampa Bay Marathon Swim

Burke was in third place at the 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in 2012 when it was cancelled due to thunderstorms. He was third and the top man in the 2013 Tampa Bay Marathon Swim with the following competitors:

• Chris Burke, 50 from St. Petersburg, Florida
  
• Gene Kennedy, 53 from Charlotte, North Carolina
  
• Sergio Salamone, 45 from Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
• Mark Smitherman, 55 from Clearwater, Florida
  
• Dan Richards, 56 from Arlington, Tennessee
  
• Thomas Tarantola, 18 from Flagler Beach, Florida
  
• Thomas Bell, 44 from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
  
• Lori King, 37 from Rockville Centre, New York
  
• Pat Marzulli, 64 from Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
  
• Mike Miller, 53 from Charlotte, North Carolina
  
• Bethany Bosch, 28 from Wallingford, Vermont
  
• Yuta Tsuboi, 40 from New York, New York
  
• Ann von Spiegelfeld, 51 from Tampa, Florida
  
• Hadar Aviram, 38 from San Francisco, California
  
• Carl Selles, 66 from Aurora, Colorado
  
• Bart Cobb, 57 from Tampa, Florida
  
• Matthew Thomas, 35 from Clearwater, Florida
  
• Chelsea Nauta, 24 from Brandon, Florida
  

Catalina Channel Half Century Club

1. Jim Clifford (USA), 62 years 11 months, CM in 9:49 on 28 September 2014
2. Bob West (USA), 62, CM in 15:49 in 1998
3. Gary Greenwood (USA), 62, CM in 13:08 in 2004
4. Pat Gallant-Charette (USA), 60, CM in 14:11 in 2011
5. Mo Siegel (USA), 60, CM in 13:08 in 2011
6. Scott Lautman (USA), 60 CM in 12:09 in 2013
7. Bob Needham (USA), 58, CM in 13:10 in 2011
8. Tom Hecker (USA), 57, CM in 10:45 in 2009
9. Richard Knepper (USA), 56, MC in 11:56 in 2005
10. Barbara Held (USA), 56, CM in 9:36 in 2010
11. Mark Smitherman (USA), 56, CM in 11:52 in 2014
12. Carol Sing (USA), 55, CM in 10:38 in 1997
13. Bill Hoehn (USA), 55, CM in 12:57 in 2005
14. Kevin Murphy (Great Britain), 54, CM in 15:23 in 2003
15. Roger Finch (South Africa), 54, CM in 9:45:02 in 2012
16. Dave Van Mouwerik (USA), 54, CM in 12:09:07 in 2012
17. Ned Denison (Ireland), 54, CM 8:50:04 in 2012
18. Peter Tanham (Australia), 54, CM in 10:07 in 2014
19. Anthony McCarley (USA), 54, CM in 13:00.3 in 2014
20. Nick Almos-Lau (Mexico), 53, CM in 12:40 in 1999
21. James Fitzpatrick (USA), 53, CM in 14:59 in 2008 (to Newport Beach)
22. Jim McConica (USA), 53, CM in 10:19 in 2004
23. Douglas McConnell (USA), 53, CM in 12:41:13 in 2012
24. David Cooper (USA), 52, CM in 13:19 in 2005
25. Dan Richards (USA), 52, CM in 10:10 2008
26. Chris Burke (USA), 52, CM in 11:22 in 2014
27. Alan Bell (USA), 51, CM in 9:28 in 2001
28. Chris Palfrey (Australia), 51, CM in 10:30 in 2009
29. Lynn Kubasek (USA), 51, CM in 15:53 in 2009
30. Daniel Robinson (USA), 51, CM in 9:57 in 2008
31. Ron Collins (USA), 51, CM in 10:05 on 10 September 2013
32. Antonio Argüelles (Mexico), 50, CM in 10:25 in 2009
33. William Newbern (USA), 50, CM in 12:48 in 2005
34. Ray Meltvedt (USA), 50, CM in 15:25 in 2010
35. Suzie Dods (USA), 50, MC in 18:36 in 2010
36. Dale Petranech (USA), 50, CM in 13:28 in 1985
37. John Hill (USA), 50, CM in 19:15 in 1985
38. Frank Reynolds (USA), 50, CM in 10:34 in 1987
39. Jim Barber (USA), 50, CM in 8:43 in 2010
40. Sue Free (USA), 50, CM in 11:23 in 2012
41. Bridgette Hobart Janeczko (USA), 50, CM 11:27:16 in 2012
42. Hendrik Meerman (USA), CM, 50, 12:48:30 in 2012
43. Scott Tapley (USA), MC, 50, 17:43:12 in 2014

External links

• Fastest Times Of The Grand Slam Of Open Water Swimming
• Chris Burke Hits A Grand Slam En Route To Triple Crown
• Post-Channel Interview With Chris Burke
• Finishing Strongly In The Second Half Of Life
• Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
• Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
• Magoo Manages Marathon To Magog
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• 30 Open Water Swimmers Known By One Name
• Tampa Bay Makes Waves To Fight Cancer
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• List Of Marathon Swims Around The World
• Distance Matters In Tampa Bay
• Charlotte Brynn On Road To Completion
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
• They Hit Grand Slams In The Open Water
• Grand Slam Of Open Water Swimming Updated List
• Pat Marzulli Talks About His Record-Setting Crossing