James Loreto
From Openwaterpedia
WOWSA certificate for the three-loop + Pier A to GW Bridge circumnavigation swim of Manhattan Island (103 Miles) by Jim Loreto
Jim Loreto and Denis Crean completed the inaugural 33 km DC Marathon Swim from Washington D.C. to Mount Vernon, Virginia
Jim Loreto, Natalie Lang, and Mark Sheridan at the finish in Magog, Quebec, Canada at the end of the 40.2 km In Search of Memphre
Jim Loreto is a 51-year-old American open water swimmer from Bethesda, Maryland. He is an alumnus of the U.S. Naval Academy, and has done the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, the Frosted Triple Crown, and the Grand Slam of Open Water Swimming. He holds one of the longest current assisted swims recorded with a 3x circumnavigation of NYC plus pier A to the GW bridge (103 miles) https://longswims.com/longest-swims/#curr_neut. He is the Co-Race Director of the DC Marathon Swim. He serves as a Marathon Swimming Mentor.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He achieved the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 24 January 2020.
- He swam 103 miles (167.9 km) or nearly four times around Manhattan Island finishing just south of the 80th Bridge in New York on 23-25 July, 2021, swimming for 43 hours 43 minutes non-stop. Along the way, he completed three loops (60 Bridges or 137.7 km) around Manhattan Island in 34 hours 45 minutes 57 seconds (one of four people to ever complete three laps).
- He set a course record 40 Bridges Swim on 18-19 September 2020, a double circumnavigation swim of Manhattan Island in 19 hours 36 minutes 47 seconds (with a 7 hour 19 minute Lap 1 and a 12 hour 17 minute 47 second Lap 2) at the age of 48.
- On 24 January 2020, he completed a (1.05 mile) Ice Mile in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA in 34:11 in 3.7°C water and achieved the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming for completing both the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and an Ice Mile to demonstrate both endurance in swimming marathon distances and extreme cold water swimming.
- He finished 3rd in the 200m freestyle, 2nd in the 50m freestyle, 2nd in the 25m butterfly, 2nd in the 25m breaststroke at the 2020 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Vermont, USA on 29 February 2020.
- On 3 October 2019, he and Denis Crean completed a 33 km (20.5 mile) swim down the Potomac River from the Chain Bridge in northern Washington D.C. to Mount Vernon, Virginia, the first known swim of this route. He finished in 11 hours 40 minutes. Along with Crean, he is a co-race director of an annual swim along this route, called the DC Marathon Swim.
- On 16 July 2019, he finished the 25-mile (40.2 km) In Search of Memphre across Lake Memphremagog from Newport, Vermont to Magog, Quebec, Canada at the age of 46 in 13 hours 41 minutes.
- On 22 July 2018, he crossed the English Channel from England to France in 14 hours 32 minutes 16 seconds, escorted by pilot Simon Ellis, to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Grand Slam of Open Water Swimming at the age of 45.
- On 21 April 2018, he finished 3rd in the 37 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida in 12 hours 28 minute as the fastest man.
- On 25 July 2017, he completed a 32.3 km crossing of Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the California mainland in 11 hours 48 minutes 46 seconds at the age of 44.
- On 1 October 2016, he finished 4th in the 45.9 km 20 Bridges Manhattan Swim in New York City in 8 hours 9 minutes 44 seconds.
- He participated in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Cork Distance Weeks in Cork, Ireland.
- On 25 July 2016, he finished 9th in the 16.1 km Kingdom Swim in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in 5 hours 18 minutes 45 seconds at the age of 42.
- On 2 June 2018, he finished 3rd in the 11.5 km Potomac River Swim from Virginia to Maryland in 4 hours 40 minutes at the age of 45.
- On 22 April 2017, he finished 70th in the 11.2 km Swim Around Lido Key in Florida in 3 hours 22 minutes 4 seconds at the age of 44.
External links
- Susan McKay Reflects On Swimming SCAR
- Open Water Swimmers Take It To The Extreme with Ice Miles, Channel Swims and Marathon Swims
- DC Marathon Swim Season Concludes With More Success
- DC Marathon Swim
- Open Water Swimming
- Catching Up With The Swim Brothers On The Road During The Ultimate Swim-A-Thon
- Andie Nelson Wins DC Marathon Swim
- Winter In Willoughby, Swimming In Snow
- Open Water Swimming
- Kingdom Games
- History of The Great Race at Kingdom Swim
- Jim Loreto-around-around-around-around-he-goes-in-manhattan
- Suzanne Heim-Bowen Wins DC Marathon Swim
- Joe Zemaitis Talks Swimming Around The World On WOWSA Live - Part 1
- Jim, Joe, John Put On Quite A Show Around Manhattan Island
- If Something Is Worth Doing, It Is Worth Overdoing
- Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame on WOWSA Live
- Jim Loreto Does Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- The New DC Marathon Swim, Pioneered by James Loreto And Denis Crean
- International Ice Swimming Association bio
- DC Marathon Swim
- DC Marathon Swim
- Chain Bridge to Mount Vernon swim
- Fastest Times Of The Grand Slam Of Open Water Swimming
- Swimmer Scout Summary
- 20 Bridges Swim
- Daniel Martinez Lobo Completes The Triple Crown
- Cork Distance Week Alumni Success
- Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
- Spring Training For Marathon Swimmers
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- The Doctor To Kickoff New Year's 24 Times
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- They Hit Grand Slams In The Open Water
- Grand Slam Of Open Water Swimming Updated List
