David Holscher

Phil Cutti, David Holscher, Zach Jirkovsky, Luane Rowe, Blair Cannon, and Grace van der Byl of the Night Train Swimmers walking onshore after a 228-mile non-stop relay down the California coast between 22-26 August 2013, escorted by Vito Bialla, Hal McCormick, and Patrick Horn

Night Train Swimmers with Phil Cutti, Dave Holscher, Joe Locke, Kim Chambers, Zack Jirkovsky, Patrick Horn, and Captain Vito Bialla on the SF to SB Relay

Night Train Swimmers in Sequel, their escort boat starting at Gaviota State Park in their 228-mile non-stop relay swim along the California coast with Grace van der Byl in the water

David Holscher is an American open water swimmer from California and a member of the Night Train Swimmers who began swimming at very young age at the beach in Southern California. He swam at Loyola High School so he could play water polo. After competitive sailing at U.C. Berkeley and then spending two years on the island of Pohnpei, Holscher got back into swimming via triathlons. Then the pure form of marathon swimming took hold.

Marathon Swimming

• On 16 July 2022, he finished the 15.5 km Trans Tahoe Solo swim in Lake Tahoe, California in the inaugural season of the UltraMarathon Swim Series in 6 hours 0 minutes 4 seconds.
• He is one of the first members of Night Train Swimmers who crossed the English Channel in 2008.
• He touched the buoy at the Farallon Islands to complete the Farallon Islands relay swim in 2011.
• He won the Mayor's Cup at RCP Tiburon Mile.
• He completed a solo crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 12 hours 31 minutes 23 seconds on 18 October 2017.

Farallon Islands

Holscher was a member of the Night Train Swimmers]s successful relay team that swam 26.4 nautical miles from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands on 20 May 2011 in 14 hours 45 minutes together with Darrin Connolly, Vito Bialla, John Mathews, and Kim Chambers.

SF to SB Relay

Holscher was also a member of the Night Train Swimmers's attempted SF to SB Relay between 23-28 September 2012, the world's longest non-stop ocean relay swim attempt (339 miles or 545.4km) together with Patti Bauernfeind, Joe Locke, Kim Chambers, Zack Jirkovsky, and crew Vito Bialla and Patrick Horn. It was halted after 6 days due to bloom after bloom of venomous jellyfish.

California Coastal Swim

Holscher participated in the California Coastal Swim or the Nighttrain228, the Night Train Swimmers's world record setting non-stop ocean relay swim in history with its 228-mile (367 km) swim down the California coast from Gaviota State Park to Coronado between 22-26 August 2013. Under the direction of captain Vito Bialla with crew Hal McCormick and Patrick Horn, its relay members include Phil Cutti, David Holscher, Zach Jirkovsky, Luane Rowe, Blair Cannon, and Grace van der Byl.

Strait of Bonifacio

Henry Holscher and David completed a Night Train Swimmers charity swim across the Strait of Bonifacio in 5 hours 13 minutes on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America starting on 17 September 2018 between Corsica in France and the island of Sardinia in Italy in the Mediterranean Sea that divides the Tyrrhenian Sea from the western Mediterranean Sea.

External links

• David Heron and David Holscher Kick Off the Inaugural Trans Tahoe Solo UltraMarathon
• Swimming The Strait of Bonifacio
• Farallon Islands Swimming Association website
• Night Train Swimmers
• Night Train Swimmers Announce World Record Relay Attempt
• SF to LA Relay
• Night Train Swimmers Announce World Record Relay Attempt
• Doing Good While Swimming With Sharks And Jellies
• Blue And White And Perhaps Red All Over
• The Night Train Going From Gaviota, Culminating In Coronado
• Marathon Swimming versus Marathon Running
• Swimming With Bait Balls
• Phil Cutti, Lead-off Man For Nighttrain228
• Prequel To Sequel
• Rough And Tough. No Guts, No Glory
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• 8 And 2 Is 10-4, On The Pacific With Blair Cannon
• Night Train Swimmers Rocking Into Their Second Night
• Camaraderie On The High Seas
• Swimming With Seals, Afraid Of Apex
• Monday Monday, If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears
• When Man Is Mightier Than Machine
• Night Train Swimmers Do It In 100 Hours
• Great Job Daddy. Welcome Home
• Phil Cutti Finishes The Job After 100 Hours
• Luane Rowe Does Her Job Well, Quietly
• Zach Jirkovsky Is All Smiles After 100 Hours Of Swimming
• David Holscher Gets The Job Done Harmoniously
• Grace Van Der Byl Triumphantly Tired
• Big Day Out On The Ocean (Atlantic Division)
• Big Day Out On The Ocean (Pacific Division)
• 4.4 nm To Go For Craig Lenning
• So Far, So Good For Craig Lenning
• Craig Lenning's 15 Hours 46 Minutes Ends 47-Year Hiatus
• Evans, Erikson And Lenning - Three With The Right Stuff
• Were Records Made To Be Broken In Open Water?
• Record-setting Relays Rock 'N Roll
• Open Water Swimming
• Sweet Carolina Swims 4 Good
• Paige Turns a Page In Her Young Career
• Swimming To Sardinia
• These People Will Entertain, Inspire You With Their Answers
• Skolnick On Swimming At The Olympic Club
• Mosaic Of Marathoners
• Cat Swims To Scotland