Ben Stubenberg
Ben Stubenberg is the Co-Race Director with Chloe Zimmerman of the Turks & Caicos Race For The Conch Eco-SeaSwim that is part of the West Indies Bluewater Ocean Swim Series. He is originally from Stockton, California and is currently the president of the Turks & Caicos Islands Swim Federation.
He was instrumental in creating the world's first exclusive open water swimming zone in an ocean in Turks & Caicos and is the co-owner and co-manager of Caicu Naniki Sports Adventures. He also organized the Swim Marathon Turks & Caicos by Yuko Matsuzaki.
Race for the Conch
The Race For The Conch Eco-SeaSwim is a features 1/2 mile, 1-mile and 2.4-mile sea swims in Turks & Caicos in the Caribbean Sea. It also offers a free 100-meter swim for children. All races are held on 6 July, the first Saturday of each July, and are part of the West Indies Bluewater Ocean Swim Series. The 2.4 mile and the 1 mile races can be done back-to-back on the same morning. The competition is organized by Stubenberg and Chloe Zimmerman and is one of the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims.
The races are held at the in gorgeous beautiful Grace Bay Beach in front of Flamingo Cafe, next to Club Med in Providenciales. Turks and Caicos in in the British West Indies. Turks & Caicos is located 550 miles southeast of Miami, near south of the Bahama Islands. The waters in July are calm, warm, and beautifully clear. There are direct airline flights from Miami, New York, Atlanta, Charlotte, Boston, Toronto and London.
Started in 2010, the event attracts several world class swimmers, including renowned marathon swimmer Marcos Diaz from the Dominican Republic.
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Swim Marathon Turks & Caicos
External Links
- Exclusive Sea Swimming Zone In Turks & Caicos
- Murphy’s Law and Yhprum's Law, Experiencing Both in the Open Water
- Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong
- Turks & Caicos “Race for the Conch” Eco-SeaSwim Returns
- Without Great Solitude, No Serious Work Is Possible
- Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim In Turks & Caicos
- Ben Stubenburg interview
- Stepping Up To The Challenge At The Eco-SeaSwim
- Race for the Conch Eco-Sea Swim Website
- Open Water Swimming
- Exclusive Ocean Swimming Zone in Turks & Caicos
- West Indies Bluewater Ocean Swim Series
- 4th Annual Race for the Conch In Turks & Caicos
- One Of The World's Most Beautiful Sea Swims
- Wally Dicks Wins Longer Race For The Conch
- Dan Redmond, Jessica Sloane Take Race For The Conch
- The Brilliance Of Blue In Turks & Caicos
- The Sound Of Seashells
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- When Women Move Men And Mindsets
- Marathon Swimming: Yuko's Fun Journey Continues
- It Only Hurts After
- Yuko Matsuzaki Is Big In Turks & Caicos
- Pioneer Swim May Lead to Future Attempts
- Like Mother, Like Son
- Race For The Conch Eco-SeaSwim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Where Did The Turn Buoys Go?
- Meeting People And Doing Swims
- She's Back. Yuko Matsuzaki Returns To Turks & Caicos
- Channeling Creativity While Swimming
- Swimming Blue In Turks & Caicos
- What Is Your Perfect Swim?
- What Is Your Least Favorite Open Water Swim?
- Meditation In The Open Water
- Megan Kruth Comebacks Like No Other For The Conch
- Race For The Coach Official Website
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong
- Race For The Conch Eco-SeaSwim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Step Up To The Challenge At The Eco-SeaSwim
- Like Mother, Like Son
- Stepping Up To The Challenge At The Eco-SeaSwim]
- Megan Kruth Comebacks Like No Other For The Conch
- Raves For Race For The Conch
