Lanaʻi
Lānaʻi or Lanai Island is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation and start of the Maui Channel Swim. The only town is Lānaʻi City, a small settlement. The island is somewhat comma-shaped, with a width of 18 miles (29 km) in the longest direction. The land area is 140.5 square miles (364 km2), making it the 42nd largest island in the United States. It is separated from the island of Molokaʻi by the Kalohi Channel to the north, and from Maui by the Auʻau Channel to the east. There are no traffic lights on the entire island.
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Open Water Swimming
It is the start of the Maui Channel Swim, an ocean swimming relay competition between the islands of Lanai and Maui. Each team has six swimmers who rotate at fixed intervals. It is one of the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims and annually named as one of the World's Top 100 Island Swims by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
Channel Swimming
Lanai is either the starting or finishing point of the following channel swims:
- 8.8-mile (14.1 km) Auau Channel between Lanai and Maui
- 9.3-mile (14.9 km) Kalohi Channel between Molokai and [[Lanai
- 17-mile (27.3 km) Kealaikahiki Channel between Kahoolawe and Lanai
- 59 km - 63 km Maui Nui Crossings between Lanai, Maui and Molokai
Kealaikahiki Channel Crossing by Quinn Carver, Bill Goding
Maui Nui Triangle Swim
Becca Mann completed an unprecedented 63.9 km Maui Nui Triangle Swim between the islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai in the state of Hawaii on 18-19 August 2019 in 20 hours 53 minutes.
Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational
- 7 swimmers swam the three channels between Maui, Lanai and Molokai in Hawaii on three successive days between 12-15 September 2019 in the Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational:
- Day One across the 14.9 km Kalohi Channel between Lanai and Molokai completing in 6 hours 4 minutes 40 seconds
- Day Two across the 13.5 km Pailolo Channel between Maui and Molokai completing in 5 hours 50 minutes 10 seconds
- Day Three across the 14.1 km Auau Channel between Lanai and Maui completing in 7 hours 47 minutes
External links
- Channel Swimming Guide to Swimming Maui Nui
- The History and Future of the Kaiwi Channel Association
- Pat Gallant-Charette and Jamie Tout Appreciate the Beauty and Challenge of the Open Water
- The Triple Crown of Stage Swim by Joe Zemaitis
- Hawaiian Channel Swimming, A View By Dr. Steven Minaglia
- Cracking The Code For Hawaiian Channel Crossings
- Kings And Queens Of The Hawaiian Island Channels
- Swim Alternatives To Cross Kealaikahiki Channel and Alalakeiki Channel In Hawaii
- John Zemaitis Describes Swimming To His Own Beat On WOWSA Live
- Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
- Adam Walker Talks About The Guiding Light Of Linda Kaiser
- Becca Mann Describes The Maui Nui On WOWSA Live
- Becca Mann Describes Her Maui Nui Triangle Swim
- What Started With Harry Huffaker, Accomplished By Becca Mann, Is Now Open To Challengers
- Swimming Across A Rare Stretch Of Blue
- Dr. Andrew Davis Looks Forward Across The Maui Channel
- Channel Swimming With Aloha
- 2019 ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu
- Remembering Bob
- John Derr At 50, 60, 70 And Beyond
- Big Dreams And Tiny Boats Across The Maui Channel
- Oh Wow In Auau, Meredith Novack Completes Two Way
- Ka’iwi Channel Swim 2.0, Insanely Interesting
- Steven Minaglia And Mark Williams Complete Maui Double
- 3 To Make 2 - Williams, Minaglia Team Up Across The Maui Channel
- Being Followed In Hawaii's Kalohi Channel
- Maui Channel Swim
- The Vision And Early History Of The Maui Channel Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
- Quinn Carver, Bill Goding Across The Kealaikahiki Channel
- Ex Marks The Spot In The Maui Channel
- Unbelievably Gorgeous, Awe-Inspiring Open Water Places
- Endurance Challenge
- 3 For 3, The ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge
- Harry Huffaker's Three Islands Swim
- Matt & Manoa Buckman, Heroes In The Ocean
- Thrice The Fun, Triple The Challenge: ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge
- Beautiful Becca. Mann Masters Maui Nui
- Becca Mann 2 Channels Down, 1 To Go
- Becca Mann, 1 Channel Down + 2 To Go
- Mann Up, Maui Nui Is A Go
- From Lima To Lanai, Becca Mann To Attempt The Maui Nui Triangle
- 30 Year Déjà Yu, Becca Mann To Attempt Maui Nui
- Michael Twigg-Smith, Becca Mann On The Maui Nui Triangle Swim
- Becca Mann Describes Her Maui Nui Triangle Swim
