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Edie Markovich
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Edie Markovich swimming in the Tsugaru Channel on 29 July 2022
Jamie Tout, Mark Spratt, Edie Markovich, Lauren Grous, Dr. Steven Minaglia, and Dan Worden huddle up during the 3-day, 3-stage swim 'Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational where they swam the 14.9-km Kalohi Channel between Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi on 27 August 2021, the 14.1 km Auau Channel between Maui and Lānaʻi on 28 August 2021, and the 13.5 km Pailolo Channel between Maui and Molokaʻi on 29 August 2021 in the state of Hawaii
Edie Markovich is a 16-year-old American open water swimmer from North Hollywood, California.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- On 29 July 2022, she aborted a 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel crossing from Aomori to Hokkaido after 11 hours.
- On 18 June 2022, she finished 7th at the Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET) down-river 36-mile marathon swim from Belmont Park, North Dakota into East Grand Forks, Minnesota along the Red River of the North in 9 hours 29 minutes at the age of 16.
- On 15 August 2020, she completed a 19.6 km crossing of the Santa Barbara Channel from the California mainland to Anacapa Island in the California Channel Islands in 9 hours 24 minutes 13 seconds.
- In 2020, she swam around Coronado Island in California.
- In 2020, she completed the 45.9 km 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island in New York.
- In 2021, she completed a 42 km crossing of the Molokai Channel from Molokai to Oahu in 14 hours 27 minutes at the age of 15.
- She finished 8th overall in the 4-day 66.9 km SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona in a cumulative time of 17 hours 16 minutes 49.3 seconds on 1 May 2021.
- She finished 12th in the Saguaro Lake crossing in 3 hours 59 minutes 11.2 seconds
- She finished 10th in the Canyon Lake crossing in 3 hours 32 minutes 50.0 seconds
- She finished 9th in the Apache Lake crossing in 6 hours 37 minutes 13.6 seconds
- She finished 10th in the Roosevelt Lake crossing in 3 hours 7 minutes 34.5 seconds
- She finished 12th in the Saguaro Lake crossing in 3 hours 59 minutes 11.2 seconds
- On 12 March 2021, she swam continuously for 25 miles or 44,000 yards in 11 hours 27 minutes at the Verdugo Aquatic Center in Burbank, California to raise food, money, and awareness for the fight against hunger from 5:30 am to 4:57 pm.
- On 14 August 2021, she completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 11 hours 2 minutes 14 seconds at the age of 15 with Maki Markovich, Dan Simonelli, and observers Robin Hipolito and Roxy Hipolito at the age of 15.
- On 27-29 August 2021, she completed the ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge, a 3-day, 3-channel crossing among the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai in the state of Hawaii, together with Mark Spratt, Lauren Grous, Dr. Steven Minaglia, and Dan Worden.
- She is entered into the 57.9 km END-WET in North Dakota to Minnesota on 18 June 2022 at the age of 16.
- In July 2022, she will attempt a 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan.
External links
- Cameron Keith, Edie Markovich, Maya Merhige - all of 15 with 42 to Go
- Channel Swimming Guide to Swimming Maui Nui
- Results of the Authentic Marathon Swim Greece – Ultramarathon
- The Authentic Marathon Swim in Greece, Part of the UltraMarathon Swim Series
- Jamie Proffitt Sets New END-WET Record
- Tsugaru Channel Crossings In Japan Are Back On
- Volunteers Needed for END-WET in the Mighty Red River
- Pat Gallant-Charette and Jamie Tout Appreciate the Beauty and Challenge of the Open Water
- The History of Swimming 4 Long Days In SCAR
- Crossings Continue In The Catalina Channel
- Open Water Swimming
- Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
- Cargo Clogs Catalina Creating Chaos - But Catalina Channel Crossings Continue
- Michael Rice, Ned Denison Discuss The SCAR Swim Challenge On WOWSA Live
- Michael Rice Sets The Standard In S.C.A.R.
- Episode 58: Swimming in the Deep with Edie Markovich
- Swimmer becomes youngest to cross Kaiwi Channel
- Burbank teen to swim 25 miles to raise donations for combating food insecurity in SoCal
- Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
- World Open Water Swimming Association
