Erika Gliebe

Erika Shanahan Gliebe

Erika Shanahan Gliebe is an American open water swimmer from San Francisco, California who has complete the California Triple Crown and the Tahoe Triple Crown. Besides being an avid open water marathon swimmer, has helped crew and observe various swims. As member of the South End Rowing Club, Erika has served on the Board as Entertainment Commissioner and Secretary and has been awarded the President’s Award in 2023 for leading efforts around the 150th Anniversary. In 2022 Erika was awarded swimmer of the year for her swim accomplishments but more importantly her dedication and service to the South End community and her mentorship to the new marathon swimmers. Erika also has a blog on her website https://greenswimmergirl.com/.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• On July 5th, 2024 she completed Manhattan 20 Bridges- 28 miles- time 8:27:31.
• On April 24- 27, 2024- She completed SCAR – Arizona Challenge- 40 miles, 4 days, 4 lakes
  • Saguaro Lake- time 4:10:11
  • Canyon Lake – time 4:30:14
  • Apache Lake – time 9:12:29
  • Roosevelt Lake – time 3:26:02
  • 2nd overall for Female 50-59 with a total time of 21 hours, 18 minutes and 56.8 seconds
• On September 18th, 2023 she completed the Catalina Channel- 21 miles- time 11:54:05
• On August 6th, 2023 she completed Round Trip Hog Island- 15 miles- time 7:48
• On June 25th, 2023 she completed Round Trip Angel Island Clockwise, holding the record for most RTAI swims.
• On September 29, 2022 she completed Round Trip Prison Break, San Quentin Prison to Alcatraz (around) and back to San Quentin – 18.5 miles – time 8:16:45- First to swim this route
• On September 16, 2022 she completed Round Trip Angel Island Counter Clockwise- 10 miles- time 6:24:41
• On September 3, 2022 she completed Round Trip Hog Island- 15 miles- time 7:32:00
• On June 3, 2021 she completed Round Trip Angel Island Clockwise- 10 miles- time 6:19:01
• On November 14, 2020 she completed Swim Around Coronado – 11 miles – time 4:42
• On October 7, 2020 she completed 4 Islands – A new route in San Francisco bay starting from a beach on Yerba Buena Island, swimming around Alcatraz, Angel Island and Treasure Island – 14 miles – time 7:03:24- First to swim this route
• On June 14, 2020 she completed Round Trip Angel Island Clockwise- 10 miles- time 5:30:01 setting a new Women’s Record
• On July 26, 2019 she completed the Length of Lake Tahoe, Camp Richardson to Incline Village- 34.3km- time 14:20:17
• On May 25, 2019 she completed Battle of Carlingford Lough (Ireland)- 7.5km- time: 2:36:56 (part of Infinity Hit the Wall Training camp- Ireland)
• On September 16, 2018 she completed the Santa Barbara Channel, Anacapa Island to mainland (Oxnard)- 19.6km- time 7:55:06
• On August 3, 2018 she complete the Lake Tahoe True Width, Homewood to Glenbrook- 19.2km- time 6:29:16
• On July 15, 2018 she completed Lake Tahoe Cave Rock to Vikingsholm- 17.2km- time 6:03:25

External links

• Deborah Gardner Looking Up and Backing Up To Another Guinness World Record
• Nikko Price, Lorelei Schmidt Win SCAR after 4 Days in the Arizona Desert
• High-Altitude Open Water Swims Around The World
• Lake Tahoe Triple Crown
• Lights Out on the Final Day of the 2024 SCAR Swim
• SCAR Day Three - Swimming Into the Belly of the Beast
• How Do You Describe SCAR?
• Jamie Tout Continues a Long, Prolific Career at SCAR 2024
• SCAR Day Two Across Canyon Lake - From Tranquil to Tough
• How He Does It - Kent Nicholas Daisy Chaining at the SCAR Swim
• Price Is Right – And So Was Day One of SCAR, a 4-Day Adventure in Arizona
• The History of Swimming 4 Long Days In SCAR
• 59 Swimmers in Taper Mode in Build Up to SCAR, a 4-Day Adventure in Arizona
• 59 Swimmers to Compete in SCAR: A 4-Day Adventure in Saguaro, Canyon, Apache, Roosevelt
• SCAR Swim
• Celebrating Swimmers Of The Santa Barbara Channel
• World Open Water Swimming Association