John Hughes
From Openwaterpedia
John Hughes is a 51-year-old American open water swimmer and escort kayaker from Port Chester, New York.
Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- He completed the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on 8 June 2013 in 8 hours 4 minutes, coached by Lance Ogren.
- He competed the 18.3-mile Stage 1 in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in 2016.
- He completed the 32.3 km Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland on 15 August 2017 in 13 hours 14 minutes 2 seconds, observed by Jim Fitzpatrick and Linda Bamford
- In August 2018, he finished 11th in the Mountain Swim Series Cliff Backyard Ultra Swim by completing 9 loops of a 1.5 km course (13.5 km cumulative total) at 2,425 meters in altitude in Wellington Lake in Bailey, Colorado amid the Rocky Mountains.
- He will start Stage 4 of the 24.46 km 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim from the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to the Bear Mountain Bridge in New York on 11 June 2019.
- He completed all 13 legs of the Summer Solstice Swim held in Ala Moana Beach on Oahu in Hawaii, organized by the Ala Moana Beach Swim Club on 20 June 2026. The 13-hour swimmers included Melissa Harnsberber, Ellis Garcia, John Storm, Cindy Hughes, John Hughes, Thomas Rathbun, Stefan Reinke, Knoll Kaneshiro, Heather Iwasaki, Rachel Randall, Teri Deitz, Alex Webb, Deb Merwick, Chris Chuck, Eric Hu, Ryan Leong, and Kelly Quinn.
External links
- Swimmers Spend All Day In Ala Moana During Oahu’s Summer Solstice Swim
- Summer Soltice Swim Invites Swimmers to a Unique 13-hour Event on Oahu
- Erica Esterly, Mayra Santos, Antonio Argüelles Finish 40 Bridges Around Manhattan Island
- Déjà vu Again – Twice Around Manhattan Island
- Mighty Swim The Mighty
- Swimmers Take Stage 2 On The Hudson
- NYC Swim Bio
- Strong Field Prepares For The Big Apple
- How Great To Swim All Eight; How Fun To Do Just One
- 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
- List Of Marathon Swims Around The World
- Venturing Into The Unknown
- Marathon Swimming
- Short List of Long Marathon Swims
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- What Is A Marathon Swim?
- Do Marathon Runs Compare To Marathon Swims?
- Longest Marathon Swims In The World
- What is The Defined Distance Of A Marathon Swim?
- How Many Channel Swimmers Are There In The World?
- 7 Uber Days Between 8 Long Bridges
- What Is The Hardest Week Of Swimming In The World?
- Cheryl Reinke Wins 8 Bridges Stage 1
- Touting His Ability To Come Back, Jamie Under 8 Bridges
- Last To Fail, First To Win
- Leslie Hamilton, Heather Fairbanks Go 1-2 In 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
- Adrienne Groccia Sets Record In Stage 4 Of 8 Bridges
