Mason Bailey
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Islands of Hawaii showing the 9 main channels: Auau Channel (or the Maui Channel), Kalohi Channel, Alalakeiki Channel, Pailolo Channel, Alenuihaha Channel, Kaulakahi Channel, Kealaikahiki Channel, Kaiwi Channel (or Moloka'i Channel) and the Kaieiewaho Channel
Mason Bailey is a 61-year-old open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- On 2 August 2026, finished 17th in the 2-mile Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim from Hermosa Beach to Manhattan Beach at the age of 61.
- He completed a crossing of the Maui Channel (or the Auau Channel) between Lānaʻi and Maui. The channel is also protected by Molokaʻi to the north, and Kahoʻolawe to the south. The depth of the channel reaches 108 feet (33 meters), and its width is 8.8 miles (14.1 km). It is part of the Eight Seas.
External links
- Kelsey Cummings Wins Her 9th Consecutive Dwight Crum Pier to Pier Swim
- Swimming Harmoniously From Lanai To Maui
- Maui Channel Swimmer List
- Maui Channel Swim
- Channels of the Hawaiian Islands
- The History of the Maui Channel by Ray Tsuchiyama
- Channeling Beauty Between The 8 Seas In Hawaii
- Aloha From One Island To Another
- Aulea Swim Team Living Up To Its Name Across Auau
- The Baker's Dozen Stay Calm, Cool, Collected In Waikiki
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Swimming Safely With Thoughts Of Sharks
- Goding Is Golden
- Quinn Carver Nurturing A Love For The Open Water
- Big Dreams And Tiny Boats Across The Maui Channel
- Oh Wow In Auau, Meredith Novack Completes Two Way
- Peter Attia's Got Grit
- The Good Doctor Does A Two-way Pailolo
- Steven Minaglia And Mark Williams Complete Maui Double
- 3 To Make 2 - Williams, Minaglia Team Up Across The Maui Channel
- Dea Ann Joslin, A Master Juggler Of Excellence
- Janet Lamott Was Never Far From Water
- Waikiki Swim Club history
- Racing Strips Of Yesteryear
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Red Sky At Night, Swimmer's Delight
- Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
- Ex Marks The Spot In The Maui Channel
- Bill Goding, Mike Miller Inducted In Hawaii Hall Of Fame
- Swimming And Scenery From Sea To Shining Sea
- Shark Encounters Of The Closest Kind
- Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 2
- Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 1
- Shark Spawning Season In September
