Ellen Shockro

Ellen Shockro is an American open water swimmer, freelance writer, community volunteer at Independent Freelancer, and retired professor from Long Beach, California. As a professor at Pasadena City College for nearly 22 years, she taught U.S. History, China and Japan, Women's History, and Humanities, and led the Oxford Study Abroad program four times. She was formerly a faculty member at Polytechnic School in Pasadena, California and a professor of Secondary Education at California State University Los Angeles.

Education

She received her Ph.D. in Chinese History and Education from the Claremont Graduate School, her masters in Chinese history from the Teachers College of Columbia University.

Open Water Swimming Career

• She is an age-group winner in the 3 km open water swimming race at the 2013 Pan American Masters Championships in Sarasota, Florida.
• She is a lifetime member of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association.
• She finished second in the 75-79 age group division at the 2017 FINA World Masters Championships 3 km open water swim in Lake Balaton, Hungary in 1:07:26.9 on 10 August 2017.
• She is competing in the 127.8 km Conquering the Beast circumnavigation swim in Flathead Lake, Montana.

SBCSA Lifetime Members

The following individuals are lifetime members of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association:

• Rami Aramis (2007)
• Vic Anderson (2013)
• Herb Barthels (2012)
• Howard Burns (2014)
• John Chung (2012)
• Nick Caine (2011)
• Jane Cairns (2013)
• Emilio Casanueva (2006)
• Ned Denison (2006)
• Cherie Edborg (2012)
• Sylvia Glenn (2014)
• Carol Hayden (2014)
• Peter Hayden (2014)
• Ken Hintz (2014)
• Monica Jones (2014)
• Lynn Kubasek (2010)
• Paul Lewis (2008)
• Michelle Macy (2013)
• Anthony McCarley (2014)
• Jim McConica (2007)
• Michelle Premeaux McConica (2013)
• Dean McNeil (2011)
• Darren Miller (2012)
• Bob Needham (2013)
• Tina Neill (2011)
• Jim Neitz (2011)
• Forrest Nelson (2011)
• Michelle Poole (2014)
• Kelley Prebil (2014)
• Julian Rusinek (2013)
• Theo Schmeeckle (2013)
• Ingrid Schmitz (2014)
• Walter Bean Scott (2012)
• Ellen Shockro (2012)
• Seth Streeter (2006)
• Scott Tapley (2013)
• Dave Van Mouwerik (2013)
• David Yudovin (2012)
• Scott Zornig (2009)

External links

• Hampus Carlsson Wins 2020 Wetsuits Open Water Virtual Grand Slam
• Flathead Lake Open Water Virtual Triple Crown
• Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
• Pan American Masters Swimming Championships 2013
• Linkedin Bio
• Pan American Masters Off The Coast Of Sarasota
• Simon Wignall, Julie Dansereau Win Peaks To Portland
• Masters Of Balatonfüred
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• The Daily Habits And Lifestyles of Open Water Swimmers
• It's No Shock Ellen Is Still Swimming Fast