Kevin Bell
From Openwaterpedia
Kevin Bell is an escort pilot with the Bottom Scratcher.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He escorts solo and relay swimmers across the Catalina Channel between Santa Catalina Island and the Southern California mainland.
- On 24 April 2026, he piloted Jessica Kieras, PhD on her More Miles for Manatees 24-hour marathon swim in Florida together with Captains Oleg Ponomaryov and Alina Ponomarova, and supported by Roxanne Hipolito, Sue Phillips, and Lisa Hollister.
External links
- More Miles For Manatees
- More Miles for Manatees
- Jessica Kieras Challenges Herself Down The California Coast
- The Muenzer Family - Mega Logistics At Play Across The Catalina Channel
- Marathon Muenzer Goes Mega
- Vera Rivard Achieves Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Bottom Scratcher Website
- Catalina Channel Swimming Federation Website
- Hector Gascon, Grateful And Appreciative
- Open Water Swimming
- Catalina Channel Swimming Federation Facebook page
- Just Keep Swimming Lives Up To Name
- Cool Boat Names In Open Water Swims
- Peter Attia's Got Grit
- Peter Bales, A Navigating Giant Of South Africa
- Navigating With The First Couple Of Open Water Swimming
- Music To The Ears Of Channel Swimmers
- The Spirit Of Aloha And Competition Across Catalina
- 5,000 Reasons To Give Hope
- Clark In Catalina: Butterflies Before, Bliss After
- The Deep Enders Heading Towards The California Coast
- The Deep Enders Are Heading Towards Shallow Waters
- 33 Hours 37 Minutes From The Island Of Blue Dolphins
- Going Off With The Deep Enders
- 2015 WOWSA Awards - Performance Of The Year Voting
