MJ VanBergen
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MJ Van Bergen is a Canadian open water swim director.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She served as the Chief Safety Officer for the Swimmers Last Longer 70 km marathon swimming crossing of Cowichan Lake in Canada.
- Lead Safety for Strait of Georgia Crossing Swim 2012
- Lead Safety for the 35 Km Cowichan Lake swim 2013
- Member water safety crew Elk Lake Triathlon 2013
- Statistician and results recorder for Thetis Lake swim 2012 and 2013
- Member of the 2010 Olympic Vancouver Organizing Committee
- Member of the 2010 Paralympic opening ceremony dance troupe.
- Coordinator of the Great Bear Swim by Susan Simmons.
Great Bear Swim
Swimmers Last Longer
Swimmers Last Longer was a 70 km marathon swimming two-way crossing by Alex Cape and Susan Simmons across Cowichan Lake in British Columbia, Canada in over 32 hours. The support crew included:
- Carol Pilon, kayaker
- MJ VanBergen, Chief Safety Officer
- Len Martel, logistics chief
- Barb Kay Peck, paddler
- Bjarne Hansen, paddler
- Danielle Brault, swim coach
- Avila Rhodes of Victoria Masters Swim Club, support coach and pace swimmer
- Keith Kendal of Victoria Masters Swim Club / Navy Masters, support coach
- Judy Newman of Victoria Masters Swim Club, support coach
- Dale Robinson of Infinity Swimming, support coach
- Mike Neill of Tyee Aquatic Club / Human Powered Racing, support coach
- Liz Pharo of Tyee Aquatic Club, support coach
- Clint Lien of Mercury Rising Triathlon, support coach
- Tima Coad of Victoria YMCA Masters, support coach
- John McManus of Navy Masters, support coach
- Pam Loadman, pace swimmer / paddler
- Rod Carmicheal, pace swimmer
- Carol Pal, pace swimmer
