Dianne Gleason

Participants of the 2013 Kaiwi Channel Swim on Sandy Beach with event directors Jeff Kozlovich and Steve Haumschild. Photo courtesy of Kaia Hedlund

Start on Kepuhi Beach of the inaugural Kaiwi Channel Swim on Molokai Island in Hawaii

Dianne Gleason is an American pool and open water swimmer who participated in the inaugural 28-mile (45 km) Kaiwi Channel Swim, an island-to-island channel crossing between Molokai and Oahu in Hawaii.

Participants in the 2013 Kaiwi Channel Swim

The Youngsters in 9 hours 56 minutes

• Terence Young
  
• Brian King
  
• Mitchell Degeus
  
• Jamison Grove
  
• Brittney Yim
  
• Erin Yamamoto
  

The Veterans in 9 hours 53 minutes escorted by Michael Twigg-Smith

• Karen Schmidt
  
• Amy Dantzler
  
• Brent Blackman
  
• Bill Ireland
  
• Bruce Thomas
  
• Dianne Gleason
  

External links

• Solo versus Relay Records in the Channels
• Ka'iwi Channel Swim, Ready For An Epic Undertaking
• Ka'iwi Channel Swim
• 28 or 45, Either Way Channel Of Bones Is Extremely Tough
• Aloha! Kaiwi Channel Swim Underway
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Wikiwiki Swimming At The Inaugural Ka'iwi Channel Swim
• It Was SO VERY Close Throughout The Kaiwi Channel Swim
• 2013 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
• Everything That Could Go So Wrong Went So Right
• Ka’iwi Channel Swim 2.0, Insanely Interesting
• Oceans Seven, Team-Style
• Mike Twigg-Smith's Adventures Across The Ka'iwi Channel
• Open Water Swimming
• Challenging Channel Crossings With Michael Twigg-Smith
• Michael Twigg-Smith On Molokai Channel Crossings