John Royer
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John Royer and Mark Royer
Swimmer exchange in the middle of the Molokai Channel, photos by Keano Pavlosky
John Royer is a 30-year-old American open water swimmer from Takoma Park, Maryland. He completed a 26-mile (42 km) duo relay with his brother Mark Royer across the Molokai Channel on 23-24 August 2015 in 16 hours 28 minutes with the guidance of escort pilot Mike Twigg-Smith and paddlers Steve Haumschild and Jeff Kozlovich.
Open Water Swimming Career
- completed the World 10-mile Swimming Championships held in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont on 6 July 2013 in 5 hours 4 minutes
- competed in the 2014 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York.
- completed the 28.5-mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on 1 August 2015 in 7 hours 57 minutes
- completed the 2-mile Governors Island Swim on 22 June 2014 in 37:23
- completed the 10 km Little Red Lighthouse Swim on 24 September 2011 in 1 hour 34 minutes and on 25 September 2010 in 1 hour 33 minutes
- completed the 1 km Brooklyn Bridge Swim on 11 September 2010 in 18:41 and on 12 September 2009 in 14:20
- completed the Manhattan Island Relays with the Potomac Power Junkies (4 people) on 10 August 2013 in 8 hours 8 minutes
- completed the 10 km Triple Dip on 27 September 2014 in 3 hours 2 minutes
- completed the 9-mile Swim Ocean City on 19 July 2014 in 4 hours 39 minutes
- completed the 13.2-mile stage at the 8 Bridges on 20 June 2014 in 4 hours 8 minutes
- completed the 10 km Swim for the Potomac on 15 September 2013 in 2 hours 50 minutes and on 16 September 2012 in 3 hours 1 minute
- completed the 10-mile Kingdom Swim on 6 July 2013 in 4 hours 49 minutes and on 7 July 2012 in 4 hours 51 minutes
- completed the 15.7-mile stage at the 8 Bridges on 21 June 2013 in 3 hours 53 minutes
- completed the 10 km Open Water National Championship on 14 July 2012 in 2 hours 52 minutes
- completed the 4.4-mile Chesapeake Bay Swim on 10 June 2012 in 2 hours 5 minutes
- completed the 5 km Jim Mcdonnell Lake Swim on 26 May 2012 in 1:19:21
- completed the 1-mile Grimaldo's Mile on 17 July 2011 in 27:50
- completed the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Big Shoulders 5K
- attempting a Molokai Channel relay with his brother Mark Royer in August 2015
External links
- NYC Swim bio
- 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
- Kingdom Swim
- Rob Madell Proves It Is Never Too Late
- WOWSA Battle: Brian Phillips vs. Eric Nilsson
- Emma Otto-Moudry Can WOW The Crowd
- Pure As White In Lake Memphremagog
- How Great To Swim All Eight; How Fun To Do Just One
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- 7 Uber Days Between 8 Long Bridges
- Swimming When The Ocean And Sky Were One
- Dynamic Duo Cross Molokai Channel
- How Great To Swim All Eight; How Fun To Do Just One
- Cheryl Reinke, Paige Christie Go 7 For 7 At 8 Bridges
- Challenging Channel Crossings With Michael Twigg-Smith
- Michael Twigg-Smith On Molokai Channel Crossings
