Kelsey Cummings
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Kelsey Cummings (born 25 February 1993) is a 33-year-old American lifeguard, pool and open water swimmer from El Segundo, California and the University of North Carolina.
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Swimming Highlights
- On 2 August 2026, she finished 4th overall in the 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim from Hermosa Beach to Manhattan Beach at the age of 33, her 9th consecutive victory in the women's division.
- On 3 August 2025, she won the women's division of the 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim from the Hermosa Beach Pier to the Manhattan Beach Pier in Southern California and was second by one second to overall winner Luka Van Dijk.
- She won the 2024 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California at the age of 31.
- She won the 2023 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California at the age of 30.
- She won the 2022 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California at the age of 29.
- She won the 2021 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California at the age of 28.
- She won the 2019 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California at the age of 26.
- She won the 2018 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California at the age of 25.
- She won the 2017 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California at the age of 24.
- She won the 2015 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California at the age of 22.
- She finished 2nd in the 2016 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California at the age of 23.
- She was a CIF individual event champion and NCSA All-Star Team selection who qualified for the USA Swimming Olympic Trials in 2008 and 2012.
- She was the Daily Breeze swimmer of year for successive years and was named an NISCA All-America. She is a CSF Scholar and Academic All-America.
- She finished a close second at the 44th annual Seal Beach Rough Water Swim on 22 June 2013.
- She finished 2nd overall at the 2017 United States Lifeguard Association National Lifesaving Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida for the Los Angeles County lifeguards.
Career Best Times
- 1:48.75 in 200 freestyle (2:03.71 long course)
- 4:47.07 in 500 freestyle (4:15.06 long course 400 meters)
- 9:46.75 in 1000 freestyle (8:43.65 long course 800 meters)
- 16;32.76 in 1650 freestyle (16:53.97 long course 1500 meters)
- 4:25.65 in 400 individual medley
- 2:00.09 in 200 butterfly
2026 Pier-to-Pier Top 10 Results
1. Luka Van Dijk, 19, 36:26.8
2. Mitchell Bailey, 18, 36;27.6
3. Dar Smith, 28, 36:33.0
4. Kelsey Cummings, 33, 36:33.4
5. Marcin Stanglewicz, 24, 36:48.0
6. John Reed, 24, 36:53.4
7. Jackson Lang, 14, 26:55.8
8. Joby Bernstein, 31, 37:12.1
9. Zac Leachman, 24, 37:51.9
10. Mark Tripp, 45, 37:59.8
External links
- Kelsey Cummings Wins Her 9th Consecutive Dwight Crum Pier to Pier Swim
- Kelsey Cummings Wins Her 8th Consecutive Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim
- Ryan Bullock, Kelsey Cummings Are True to Form, Win Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim
- Dwight Crum Highlights The West Coast Open Water Scene
- University of North Carolina bio
- Running Start, Fast Finish At Seal Beach Rough Water Swim
- Seal Beach Rough Water Swim
- Spivey And Murphy Led Los Angeles Lifeguards To National Championship
- Monmouth, New Jersey Takes Off Where Los Angeles Ends
- Monmouth Is No Fluke, Outdoes Los Angeles County Again
- United States Lifesaving Association
- I Got Stung
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
