Gerald George
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Jerry George after swimming Alcatraz and across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay, California in 2017
Ultimate Swim-A-Thon support crew from left to right: escort pilot Henry Palmer, observer Jerry George, marathon swimmer Joe Zemaitis, RV driver Jacqui Lockwood, and marathon swimmer John Zemaitis
Jerry George is a 66-year-old American open water swimmer, Ironman triathlete, observer, and Iron Iceman from Phoenix, Arizona.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He competes in the 2025 58 km END-WET (Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test) from North Dakota to Minnesota at the age of 66, escorted by Jimmie Kennedy.
- He competed in the 2024 58 km END-WET (Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test) from North Dakota to Minnesota at the age of 65.
- He competed in the IISA 6th World Championship in Molveno, Italy between 14-18 January 2025 at the age of 66.
- He completed the 58 km END-WET marathon swim from North Dakota to Minnesota in 11 hours 29 minutes at the age of 65.
- He represented the USA at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France between 11-15 January 2023.
- He finished in the 2016 17.7 km (11-mile) Great Moose Migration marathon swim on 6 August 2016 in the Lucky Peak Reservoir just outside Boise, Idaho.
- Between 25-28 April 2018, he completed all four stage swims of the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona, finishing 31st at the age of 59 in a cumulative time of 23 hours 24 minutes 45.2 seconds:
- 9.5-mile or 15.2 km Saguaro Lake
- 9-mile or 14.4 km Canyon Lake
- 17-mile or 27.3 km Apache Lake
- 6.2-mile or 10 km Roosevelt Lake
- He finished the Alcatraz Island and Golden Gate swims in 2017.
- He completed a high-altitude Ice Mile at 1,677 meters on 15 February 2019 to become an Iron Iceman at the Prescott Athletic Club in Arizona in 4.8°C water in 33 minutes 41 seconds.
- He completed 2 Ironman Triathlons including the Ironman Arizona in 2005 at 12 hours 25 minutes and the Ironman Hawaii in 2006 at 13 hours 22 minutes.
- He served as the Marathon Swimmers Federation observer for Joe Zemaitis and John Zemaitis during their Ultimate Swim-A-Thon in July - August 2022.
Lago Titicaca Swim Expedition
He participated in the Lago Titicaca Swim Expedition on Lake Titicaca in Bolivia in March 2026 and attempted a 15.2 km unassisted skin swim in 16°F water at 3,811 meters between the shores of Copacabana to the foot of the ruins of the 15th century Temple of the Sun.
External links
- Swimming at 3,811 meters in the 16°C Waters of Lake Titicaca
- Chris Cook, Isabella Johnson Capture SCAR Buckles
- Chris Cook Goes 3 for 3, Winning A Beautiful Day On Apache
- SCAR Day 2: Chris Cook Retains Leads After Canyon. Linda Clarke, Albie Ashbrook, and Amy Meskill Very Close Heading to Apache
- Chris Cook Is Back At SCAR, Setting The Pace Across Saguaro
- That Others May Live – 5 Special PJs at the 2026 SCAR Swim Challenge
- Line Them Up For The 2026 SCAR Swim Challenge
- That Others May Live – 5 Special PJs at the 2026 SCAR Swim Challenge
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- A World First: The Zemaitis Brothers - Joe and John - Achieve The Stillwater 8
- Seth Baetzold Defends His END-WET Title
- Seth Baetzold Looks To Defend His END-WET Title
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- International Ice Swimming Association bio
- Joe Zemaitis Inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Americans In Molveno, Led by Joe Zemaitis and Keaton Jones
- Call for American Ice Swimmers to Represent Team USA at 2025 IISA World Championships
- 5th Time Is A Charm: Seth Baetzold Wins 2024 END-WET
- Nicola Doran Achieves Two Firsts in Completing the Ice Triple Crown
- Gerald Daringer Achieves The Ice Triple Crown
- Ice Triple Crown
- Team America Gearing Up For The IISA 5th World Championship
- Joe Zemaitis Enjoyed A Barraesque Double Plus Year, A Season Like No Other
- Brothers To Swim Across America In The Ultimate Swim-A-Thon
- The History of Swimming 4 Long Days In SCAR
- Ice Mile By George
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Megale Moves Magnificently In The Moose Migration
- Moosie Motivates Migration
- The Great Moose Migration
- Swimming And Scenery From Sea To Shining Sea
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- SCAR Swim Challenge
- Stefan Reinke Outduels Serbo Simeoni On SCAR Day 1
- S.C.A.R. Is Like Night And Day
- Jamie Ann Phillips Forges Into Lead In Apache Lake
- Reinke Hangs On, Jamie Ann Phillips Swimming Strong
- As Night Falls, So Does Men's Record. Jamie Ann Phillips Leads Way With Stefan Reinke
- International Ice Swimming Association bio
