Kathy Shipman

Kathy Shipman was an outstanding pool and open water swimmer and overall athlete from Honolulu, Hawaii. A fourth-generation Hawaii resident born and raised on Oahu, Shipman attended Arizona State University on a swimming scholarship and obtained a degree in Finance.

Swimming Highlights

• On 15 October 2022, she was inducted in the Hawai'i Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2021 in the competitive swimming category.
• She won the 1972 Waikiki Roughwater Swim women's division at the age of 12, placing 5th overall.
• She went on to win an NCAA swimming championship at Arizona State where she also played volleyball and was an All-American swimmer in 8 events.
• She was an excellent surfer and is currently a realtor on Maui.
• In 2008, Kathy was inducted into the Punahou School Athletic Hall of Fame.
• Shipman held numerous National Age Group Records and was a member of USA Swimming National Teams travelling abroad.
• In 1974, at the age of 14, Kathy ranked 4th in the world for the 100m butterfly.
• She competed in the 1976 and 1980 USA Olympic Trials.
• She has numerous Hawaii State swimming records, some of which have not been broken for over 30 years.

Hawai'i Swimming Hall of Fame Induction

Kathy Shipman was born and raised in Honolulu and graduated from Punahou School, Class of 1979. She attended Arizona State University, earning her bachelor’s degree in 1983. During her Punahou years, she set numerous state and national records in all strokes at multiple distances in all age groups, and was named AAU All-American, 1971 through 1979. She was also the first female winner and youngest champion ever at the 1972 Waikiki Roughwater Swim. At ASU, she was conference champion in the 50 & 100 butterfly, set an NCAA record in the 400 IM relay, and won numerous All-American awards in the butterfly, freestyle and IM. She qualified for the US Olympic Trials in both 1976 and 1980. She continued swimming in masters swimming and in the 2002 World Masters Games she won both the 50- and 100-meter butterfly in the women’s 40-44 age group. In 2008 she was inducted into the Punahou School Hall of Fame. She currently is a real estate broker in Kihei, Maui.

External links

• The Open Water Swimming Heroes of Hawai'i
• Kathy Shipman Inducted in the Hawai'i Swimming Hall of Fame
• Stefan Reinke Inducted in the Hawai'i Swimming Hall of Fame
• Hawai'i Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2021
• Waikiki Roughwater Swim annual winners
• Kathy Shipman, Maui realtor
• Kathy Shipman, An Open Water Athlete Like No Other
• Alooooha, Honolulu. No Kai Oi In The Open Water
• What Makes Great Swimmers?
• All-time Winners of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim
• Racing Across Waikiki Beach Time After Time
• Waikiki Roughwater Swim
• World Open Water Series
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Statistics Of The Waikiki Roughwater Swim