Jessie Salas
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Standup paddler Jessie Salas, kayaker Chris Morgan, PhD, and paddler Skyler Munatones escorting swimmer Steven Munatones during Day 6 of Swim Shōdoshima
Jessie Salas is an American Oahu-based global living movement and strength coach, Foundation Training’s Program Director, and KAATSU Master Specialist and retired firefighter. He is an escort kayaker for Swim Shōdoshima and Swim Shikoku.
Swim Shōdoshima Results
- On 1 July 2026, he escorted Steven Munatones on the 73.61 km Swim Shōdoshima in Kagawa, Prefecture, Japan in a cumulative time of 18 hours 22 minutes 49 seconds at the age of 63 together with escort kayaker Chris Morgan, PhD, escort paddler Skyler Munatones, and stand-up paddler Jessie Salas. They started and finished the 6-day stage swim on Angel Road at high tide, sandwiched between two typhoons.
- Day 1 on 26 June 2026: 15.23 km in 3 hours 49 minutes 29 seconds
- Day 2 on 27 June 2026: 13.59 km in 3 hours 32 minutes 59 seconds
- Day 3 on 28 June 2026: 15.37 km in 4 hours 23 minutes 55 seconds
- Day 4 on 29 June 2026: 16.01 km in 3 hours 37 minutes 26 seconds
- Day 5 on 30 June 2026: 10.61 km in 2 hours 24 minutes 36 seconds
- Day 6 on 1 July 2026: 2.6 km in 34 minutes 24 seconds
Swim Shōdoshima Daily Videos
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Inflation of the Joe Bark paddleboard by Skyler Munatones
Building the Oru Kayak by Chris Morgan, PhD
