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Janet Manning
Janet Kylander Manning is a 58-year-old American open water swimmer from Frederick, Maryland. She is an advanced academics specialist who works with young children, many living in poverty. Manning comes from a competitive swimming background. She and her siblings swam competitively for the local YMCA and high school teams growing up in Warren, Pennsylvania. She swam at the NCAA Division III level for Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.
Manning left the sport for over 20 years to enjoy other sports and raise her family. In 2009 she began her open water swimming career after breaking her neck in a ski accident. Open water swimming was her path to recuperation and has subsequently become her passion. She continues to ski (more cautiously) and is an advocate and volunteer for Two Top Mountain Adaptive Sports Foundation, based out of Whitetail Ski Resort in Pennsylvania.
Open Water Swimming Highlights[edit]
- Sh will represent the USA at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France between 11-15 January 2023.
- Participated in the 2010 4.4-mile Great Chesapeake Bay Swim in Maryland
- Participated in the 10 km Little Red Lighthouse Swim in New York City from 2009 to 2013
- Participated in the Potomac Swim for the Environment from 2011 to 2013
- Completed the 2012 10-mile Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont
- Competed in the World 10-mile Swimming Championships on 6 July 2013 held in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont
- Completed a wetsuit-assisted swim across Lake Tahoe, 21.23 miles in August 2013
- Participated in the 2014 S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge
- Participated in a 4-person English Channel relay in 2014
- Completed the 30 km Three Rivers Marathon Swim in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 5 September 2014 in 12 hours 24 minutes
- Completed an unprecedented 10.88-mile Deep Creek Lake crossing on 19 September 2015
- Completed an unprecedented 18-mile Deep Creek Lake crossing from Deep Creek Yacht Club at Turkey Neck to the dam at Wild Turkey Point and back in 2016
- Participated in the Swim Camp Catalina in November 2016 on Santa Catalina Island
- She competed in the 2017 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in February 2017.
- She competed in the 2018 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont on 23-25 February 2018.
- She participated in the 2022 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont on 26-27 February 2022 at the age of 58.
- On 12 December 2020, she swam an Ice Kilometer in Lake Linganore, Maryland, swimming 1200m in 4.10°C water and 11.30°C air temperatures in 27 minutes 0:84 seconds with Anne McLindon as observer.
Winter Swimming[edit]
- she is a member of the Memphremagog Winter Swimming Society
- she is one of the famed 41 Pioneers
- she helped organize the second annual Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in March 2016
- she competed in the 2016 United States Winter Swimming Association National Championships in the 200m freestyle on 30 January in New York City in 1.2°C (34.3°F) water of the La Marina venue in the Hudson River
The Long Swim[edit]
Manning was a member of Jamie Patrick's support crew for The Great Lake Swim in Lake Michigan and The Long Swim in the Bahamas.
Patrick's support crew on The Long Swim was Jim Patrick, his wife Teresa Patrick, Matt Richardson, Jen Schumacher, Janet Manning, Breanne Melconian, Lynn Kubasek, Asha Allen, Brian Patterson, Keith Metzger, and Morgan Christian. He lasted nearly 18 hours in the water before abandoning his swim at the request and recommendations of his support crew.
External links[edit]
- Team America Gearing Up For The IISA 5th World Championship
- International Ice Swimming Association bio
- Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival Begins Friday
- Winter In Willoughby, Swimming In Snow
- Open Water Swimming
- Kingdom Games
- Liz Fry Swims Like Clockwork
- It's Not Endless; It's Only 78 Miles
- Levels Of Concern In The Long Swim
- Patrick & Company
- Janet Manning
- Warren Grad Swims Lake Tahoe
- Becoming a Distance Swimmer
- Two Top Mountain Adaptive Sports Foundation
- Kingdom Swim
- Emma Otto-Moudry Can WOW The Crowd
- Pure As White In Lake Memphremagog
- Three Rivers Marathon Swim Alumni Relay
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Crews Are Made of Special People
- The Back Story Of Jamie Patrick's Great Lake Swim
- The Great Lake Swim
- Where Women Dominate
- Jane Manning
- Triumphant Test, Trio Tries 30 In Three Rivers
- United States Winter Swimming Association
- Kingdom Games
- Cold, Icy And Happy At The Winter Swimming Championship
- White Winter Wonderland In America
- International Winter Swimming Association Facebook page
- The Why's Of Swimming In Really Cold Water
- Memphremagog Winter Swimming Society Formed
- It Was A Journey Through Some Dark Places
- Five To Swim Three Rivers
- Cool Kids Organize Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival
- Watery Winter Wonderland In The Northeast Kingdom
- Swim Camp Catalina IV
- Have Fun, Do Good, Enjoy A Swim
