Bill Goding

Bill Goding and Michael Miller, inducted in the Class of 2015 in the Channel Swimming Category of the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame

Bill Goding after crossing the Molokai Channel in 2006 at the age of 53

Bill Goding is an American open water swimmer from Oahu. He is a retired U.S. Air Force Pararescueman (1971 - 1997) and lifeguard (1997 - 2013) from Honolulu, Hawaii.

Honors

• He was inducted into the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 2015 in the Channel Swimming Category and recognized by the State Legislature of Hawaii.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• On 26-29 April 2023, he will serve as the escort kayaker for Stefan Reinke in the SCAR Swim Challenge, a 4-day stage swim in Arizona at the age of 63.
• At the age of 53 in 2006, he completed the Kaiwi Channel (26 miles) from Molokai to Oahu in 15 hours 55 minutes to join the Half Century Club.
• He crossed the Auau Channel (Lanai to Maui - 9 miles) a total of 26 times.
• Palilolo Channel (Maui to Molokai - 8 miles)
• Kealaikahiki Channel (Kahoolawe to Lanai - 17 miles)
• Kalohi Channel (Molokai to Lanai - 9.4 miles)
• Kaulakahi Channel (Kauai to Niihau - 17 miles) 2 times.
• He paddled for Penny Palfrey in the Kaieiewaho Channel and for other channel swimmers over the years
• He participated in numerous, and won twice, the Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough Water-Swim.
• On 8 August 2020, Stefan Reinke, Bill Goding at the age of 67, Lectie Altman, Marcus Guttmann, and Ryan Leong Guttmann finished a 27.3 km tandem crossing of the Kaulakahi Channel from Barking Sands Beach on Kauai to Ni'ihau in 11 hours 38 minutes.

Molokai Channel Offering

• Goding created a comprehensive online resource for crossing the Molokai Channel, together with Linda Kaiser.

External links

• Daniel Vivero Swims Through The Night
• The History and Future of the Kaiwi Channel Association
• International Day of Older Persons and the Aging Demographics of Open Water Swimmers
• Are You Tough? Really Really Tough? Check Out History's Tough Swimming Workouts
• Hawaiian Channel Swimming, A View By Dr. Steven Minaglia
• Kings And Queens Of The Hawaiian Island Channels
• Swim Alternatives To Cross Kealaikahiki Channel and Alalakeiki Channel In Hawaii
• Penny Palfrey Across The Kaieiewaho Channel
• Ala Moana Beach Swim Club Crosses Kaulakahi Channel With Calvin
• Steve Minaglia Does His 19th Channel Crossing With Friends
• Swimming Across A Rare Stretch Of Blue
• Goding Is Golden
• Kaiwi Channel Swimmers Association Grows
• One Wild Ride
• Bill Goding paddling
• Victoria Heads West To Win In Waikiki
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• Gutsy Gnarley Guargantuan - Another Kaieiewaho Attempt
• Molokai Channel Swim website
• Online Guide To Swimming Across Molokai
• Ka'iwi Channel Swim, Ready For An Epic Undertaking
• The Protective Cocoon Of An Escort Crew
• Big Dreams And Tiny Boats Across The Maui Channel
• Katie Benoit Is A Heroine In The Water
• Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Swim, The Double Roughwater
• Double The Distance, Twice As Nice
• Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• Doubly Tough, Doubly Rough, Doubly Fun
• Highlights And History Of the Ka'iwi Channel
• Quinn Carver, Bill Goding Across The Kealaikahiki Channel
• 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
• Fins Up In The Maui Channel
• Mányoki Manhandles Molokai
• Bill Goding, Mike Miller Inducted In Hawaii Hall Of Fame
• Like Father, Like Daughter In Maui Channel Swim
• The Daily Habits And Lifestyles of Open Water Swimmers
• Penny Palfrey Part 2
• Linda Kaiser Lived A Life of Aloha
• Bill Goding Does His 20th Maui Channel Crossing
• Adherbal de Oliveira Hit By Cookiecutter Shark In Molokai Channel