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Steve Haumschild
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Steve Haumschild (paddler) with Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González on 22 March 2016 after a 23 hour 18 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel and paddler Jeff Kozlovich on Sandy Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
Penn State Altoona commencement speaker and Oceans Seven swimmer Darren Miller in the Molokai Channel, photo courtesy of kayaker and guide Steve Haumschild
Participants of the 2013 Kaiwi Channel Swim on Sandy Beach with event directors Jeff Kozlovich and Steve Haumschild. Photo courtesy of Kaia Hedlund
Steve Haumschild is a experienced professional expedition guide currently living in Kailua, Hawaii. He specializes in the planning, logistics and execution of a variety of different outdoor adventures from Channel swimming, Sea Kayaking, Stand Up Paddling, Whitewater Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting, Mountain Climbing, Jungle Trekking, Surfing and just about any other adventure you can think of locally, nationally and internationally.
He has over 13 years of recorded professional experience from expedition leading, to guide training. He has performed rescues throughout the oceans and rivers of the world. Haumschild holds First Aid, CPR, National Association of Search and Rescue (NASAR), Wilderness First Responder (inactive). He is one of few experienced escort kayakers for the Ka'iwi (Molokai) Channel.
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Kaiwi Channel Association
- He is the co-race director with Jeff Kozlovich, of the 28-mile (45 km) Ka'iwi Channel Swim between the islands of Molokai and Oahu in Hawaii. He also helped escort Leahi Camacho across the Molokai Channel on 17 August 2013 as well as Kimberly Chambers (New Zealand), Penny Palfrey (Australia), Darren Miller (USA), Katie Benoit (USA), Beth French (UK), Boguslaw Ogrodnik (Poland), Romano Mombelli (Switzerland), and Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González on 22 March 2016 in 23 hours 18 minutes.
- He is the co-founder of the Kaiwi Channel Association, the governing body of relay swims across the Molokai Channel.
- He planned and escorted Becca Mann on her unprecedented 57.58 km Maui Nui Triangle Swim between the islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai in the state of Hawaii on 19 August 2019 in 20 hours 53 minutes.
Video of Molokai Channel Crossing
Recent Experiences
- Leahi Camacho, Lead Safety Kayaker for a Molokai Channel crossing
- Kimberley Chambers, Lead Safety Kayaker for a Molokai Channel crossing
- Penny Palfrey, Safety Kayaker for a world record swim across the Molokai Channel
- Darren Miller, Safety Kayaker for a Molokai Channel crossing
- Beth French, Lead Safety Kayaker for a 24-hour Molokai Channel crossing
- Boguslaw Ogrodnik, Lead Safety Kayaker for a Molokai Channel attempt
- Upper Gauley River trip leader
- Guided Climb on Mt McKinley/Denali- Summit
- Mauna Loa Snowkiting experience
- Hamakua Coast Survival Kayaking expedition
- Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González on 22 March 2016 in 23 hours 18 minutes
Contact
Mission
Hawaii Hawaiian escort kayak Moloka'i (Ka'iwi) Channel
External links
- The History and Future of the Kaiwi Channel Association
- 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
- French Goes Hawaii
- All For One, One For All Across The Molokai Channel
- Ka'iwi Channel Swim, Ready For An Epic Undertaking
- Leahi Camacho, Insane Swimming Across The Molokai Channel
- Ka'iwi Channel Swim, Ready For An Epic Undertaking
- Ka'iwi Channel Swim
- 28 or 45, Either Way Channel Of Bones Is Extremely Tough
- Aloha! Kaiwi Channel Swim Underway
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Wikiwiki Swimming At The Inaugural Ka'iwi Channel Swim
- It Was SO VERY Close Throughout The Kaiwi Channel Swim
- Connecticut Trio Makes It Five-for-Five
- Katie Benoit Is A Heroine In The Water
- 2013 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
- Everything That Could Go So Wrong Went So Right
- Kaiwi Channel Association
- Kaiwi Channel Association blog
- Kaiwi Channel Association Rules and Ratings
- Kaiwi Channel Association Kayaks and Escorts
- Ka’iwi Channel Swim 2.0, Insanely Interesting
- The Party Is Starting…Kaiwi Channel Invitations Are Out
- Swimming For The Third Boat
- Oceans Seven, Team-Style
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- 6 Down, 1 To Go For The First Oceans Seven Relay
- Communicating From The Channel
- When Conditions Get Dangerous In The Pacific
- What Is The Fairest Channel Of Them All?
- What If...In The Molokai Channel?
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Swimming When The Ocean And Sky Were One
- Aleko Gitolendia Gets Inspired By Buddy
- Romano Mombelli Hit From Head To Toe
- Absolutely Awesome Antonio
- Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards
- 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
- The Doctor Is In The House Of Molokai
- Tom Hackett Makes It Across The Molokai Channel
- An Open Water Adventure For The Crew
- Prabhat Raju Koli Makes Molokai
- Four For Mexican Duo Across The Molokai Channel
- 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
