Lauren Grous

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Lauren Conova Grous, open water swimmer and coach from Texas

Jamie Tout, Mark Spratt, Edie Markovich, Lauren Grous, Dr. Steven Minaglia, and Dan Worden huddle up during the 3-day, 3-stage swim 'Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational where they swam the 14.9-km Kalohi Channel between Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi on 27 August 2021, the 14.1 km Auau Channel between Maui and Lānaʻi on 28 August 2021, and the 13.5 km Pailolo Channel between Maui and Molokaʻi on 29 August 2021 in the state of Hawaii

Lauren Conova Grous is 38-year-old competitive and collegiate swimmer and marathon runner, originally from New Jersey, and currently an open water swimmer and coach from Seabrook, Texas.

Open Water Swimming Career Highlights

• She won the 2.5 km Snapping Tortuga Open Water Swim in Lake Conroe, Texas on 22 October 2016.
• She won the 2.5 km Snapping Tortuga Open Water Swim in Lake Conroe, Texas on 8 April 2017.
• She won the Sharkfest Wako 4 km open water swim, setting the record in the Brazos River in Waco, Texas on 16 July 2017.
• She won the women's division at the Highland Lakes Challenge, swimming in all 5 stages of the Monster Challenge in 5 lakes over 5 days in Austin, Texas from 25-29 October 2017.
• Between 25-28 April 2018, she completed two of the four stage swims of the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona, finishing 5th among women in the 9.5-mile or 15.2 km Saguaro Lake and 8th overall in the 6.2-mile or 10 km Roosevelt Lake.
• On 2 September 2018, she placed third in the 10-mile or 15.9 km Maui Channel Swim women's division from Lanai Island to Maui with the Mai Tai Mermaids, representing JOLYN Clothing Co.
• On 8 September 2018, she finished second overall in the women's division in the Aqua Sphere North Shore 10K race on Oahu.
• On 1 June 2019, she placed ninth among females in the 12.5-mile Swim Around Key West circumnavigation in Key West, Florida.
• On 16 August 2019, she placed first in her age division in the 1-mile Sprint Distance USMS Open Water Nationals in Lake Willoughby.
• On 17 August 2019, she placed first in her age division in the 5-mile south-to-north crossing of Lake Willoughby at Long Distance USMS Open Water Nationals.
• On 6 October 2019, she completed the 10 km Redondo Beach Coastal Challenge Redondo Beach-Palos Verdes loop.
• On 29 August 2020, she swam the 21.3-mile or 34.3 km length of Lake Tahoe as a 4-person relay, Altitude with Attitude, finishing in 10 hours and 57 minutes.
• On 20 June 2021, she completed the 18.6-km Coronado Around the Island Swim in 5 hours.
• On 27 August 2021, she swam the 14.9-km Kalohi Channel between Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi in 6 hours 8 minutes, part of the 3-day Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational.
• On 28 August 2021, she swam the 14.1 km Auau Channel between Maui and Lānaʻi in 7 hours 49 minutes, part of the 3-day Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational.
• On 29 August 2021, she swam the 13.5 km Pailolo Channel between Maui and Molokaʻi in 7 hours 19 minutes, part of the 3-day Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational.
• On 27-29 August 2021, she completed the ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge, a 3-day, 3-channel crossing among the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai in the state of Hawaii, together with Mark Spratt, Edie Markovich, Dr. Steven Minaglia, and Dan Worden.
• On 18 June 2022, she finished 6th at the Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET) down-river 36-mile marathon swim from Belmont Park, North Dakota into East Grand Forks, Minnesota along the Red River of the North in 9 hours 23 minutes at the age of 38.
• On 4 August 2022, she completed a 12-mile True Width solo swim of Lake Tahoe from Homewood, California to Glenbrook, Nevada in 6 hours.
• On 16-17 September 2022, she completed the 32.3 km Catalina Channel from Catalina Island to Mainland in 11 hours 22 minutes and 39 seconds at the age of 38.

External Links

• Channel Swimming Guide to Swimming Maui Nui
• Jamie Proffitt Sets New END-WET Record
• Volunteers Needed for END-WET in the Mighty Red River
• Swimming In The Red
• Pat Gallant-Charette and Jamie Tout Appreciate the Beauty and Challenge of the Open Water
• @swim_laur_run
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• SCAR Swim Challenge