Jeff Utsch

Jeff Utsch is a 48-year-old American pool and open water swimmer who is the Executive Vice President of Development for Compact for America Educational Foundation, Inc. and one of the founding members of the States United Balanced Budget Initiative Arizona. He previously served as a Director and Ambassador for the Navy SEAL Foundation, where he assisted in establishing an endowment within the Foundation. He also has 20 years’ experience as President and CEO of a small company and 20 years’ experience training U.S. military personnel.

Swimming Career

• He graduated from University of Arizona in 1991 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, where he also served as captain of the Swim Team. During his swimming carrer, Jeff was a member of the US National Team 1984-87, Top 10 World Rankings 1984-1988, and NCAA All-American in 1988. Using the skills he developed as an All-American swimmer and Captain of the University of Arizona swim team, he currently serves as an Instructor to the Navy SEALs / Naval Special Warfare community where he teaches Navy SEALS and support personal specialized tactical swimming. In addition Jeff has taught Air Force Para Rescue Jumpers, Combat Controllers, Force Recon Marines, Coast Guard MSST, and other military personnel.

• He was the guest swimmer for the 2016 END-WET 36-mile marathon swim from North Dakota to Minnesota, finishing second in 11 hours 13 minutes.

SEAL Memorial Swim

Utsch is the race organizer for the 2nd Annual SEAL Memorial Swim around Coronado Island, California.

External links

• END-WET 2024 Race Day Announced
• Jeff Utsch
• END-WET
• ENDracing
• Don't Wait To The END
• Swimmers Head to END to Mighty Red River
• Dan Projansky Shoulders A 26-Mile Burden In The END-WET
• The Odyssey Of Open Water Swimming
• List Of Marathon Swims Around The World
• Marathon Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming website
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Dan Projansky Flying Down The Red River To END-WET
• Don't Wait To The END
• Swimmers Head to END to Mighty Red River
• An Adventure Like No Other In The Mighty Red River
• Dan Projansky Flying Down The Red River To END-WET
• END-WET With No End In Sight
• Tim Root Swimming Across The 'Train
• Annaleise Carr To Start New And Longer END-WET
• Dan's The Man - Mr. Butterfly Goes Extreme
• Ain't No Sharks In North Dakota, Just A Mighty Red River
• Dan Projansky, 56 Going On 36
• Suzie Dods, Swimmingly Joyful, Joyfully Swimming
• END-WET Begins And Ends Today
• END-WET: Epic, Iconic And Surreally Long
• Results And Report Of The 2014 END-WET
• Everyone Is A Who's Who In The Mighty Red River
• Brian Leftwich Swims And Runs To The Limit
• Swimming In Beautiful Country
• Annaleise Carr, Swimming With a Purpose
• Annaleise Carr's Traverse Across Lake Erie, Part One
• Re-invention Through Butterfly, Making Up For Lost Time
• Melodee Nugent, Swimming For Miles And Miles
• June 18th Is END-WET 3.0
• Red River Rages
• Dan Projansky, DNF: Did Not Fail
• John Batchelder, Another DNF (Do Not Freestyle)
• John Batchelder Flys Through The Open Water
• Melodee Nugent, The Swimming Statistician
• Nominations Called For END-WET Marathon Adventure
• 2nd Annual SEAL Memorial Swim Around Coronado Island