Katie Pumphrey

Katie Pumphrey signing the wall of the White Horse Inn after her 14 hour 19 minute crossing of the English Channel

Katie Pumphrey after completing the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and crossing the Catalina Channel on 10 August 2018

Katie Pumphrey (born 12 November 1987) is an American artist and swim coach from Baltimore, Maryland.

Pumphrey is an English Channel swimmer who has participated in several open water swims throughout the east coast, including the Swim Across the Sound, the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim, the Potomac River Swim, Little Red Lighthouse Swim, and Swim Across America. She completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in 2018.

Professional Career

Pumphrey is a large-scale oil painter and swim coach currently resides in Baltimore City, Maryland.

Open Water Swimming Career

• On 31 May 2014, she completed the first ever recorded 24.1 km double-crossing of the Potomac River Swim at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay between Maryland and Virginia. She swam 15 miles (official distance) in 8 hours 45 minutes, starting from Point Lookout State Park, Maryland, swam 7.5 miles to Hull Neck, Virginia, and swam 7.5 miles back to Point Lookout.
• In 2014, she completed the 13.5-mile St. Vincent’s Swim Across the Sound in 5 hours – race course was altered due to rough and windy conditions. 6 miles swam in Long Island Sound and 7.5 miles swam on 2.7-mile loop course in harbor.
• On 1 June 2013, she finished 9th in the 11.5 km Potomac River Swim from Hull Neck, Virginia to Pt. Lookout, Maryland in 3 hours 59 minutes at the age of 25.
• On 7 September 2013, she finished 11th in the 10 km Coney Island Triple Dip in New York in 3 hours 52 minutes 53 seconds at the age of 25.
• On 27 September 2014, she finished 4th in the 10 km Coney Island Triple Dip in New York in 3 hours 2 minutes 41 seconds.
• In 2014, she completed the Chesapeake Bay Swim in 2 hours 6 minutes 45 seconds
• In 2013, she completed the 10 km Little Red Lighthouse Swim in 2 hours 9 minutes 1 second
• In 2013, she completed the 10 km Coney Island Triple Dip in 3 hours 52 minutes 53 seconds
• In 2013, she completed the 7.5-mile Potomac River Swim in 3 hours 59 minutes
• In 2012, she completed the 10 km Little Red Lighthouse Swim in 2 hours 17 minutes 39 seconds
• In 2012, she completed the 4.4-mile Chesapeake Bay Swim in 2 hours 3 minutes 40 seconds
• In 2012, she completed the 6-mile Potomac River Swim in 2 hours 14 minutes - race course was altered due to rough conditions, 1st Female overall.
• In 2011, she completed the 4.4-mile Chesapeake Bay Swim in 2 hours 18 minutes 30 seconds
• In 2011, she completed the 7.5-mile Potomac River Swim in 4 hours 30 minutes
• In 2010, she completed the 4.4-mile Chesapeake Bay Swim in 2 hours 25 minutes 17 seconds
• On 7 August 2015, she crossed the English Channel at the age of 27 in 14 hours 19 minutes under the escort of Captain Fred Mardle.
• On 25 June 2017, she finished 10th in the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island in 8 hours 11 minutes 20 seconds at the age of 29.
• On 10 August 2018, she completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 13 hours 4 hours 47 seconds at the age of 30 to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. She was observed by Ryan Rockenbach and Joel Virgel.

External Links

• Katie Pumphrey
• Swim Katie
• Fibromyalgia sufferer takes on her chronic pain, training to swim the English Channel
• Chronic pain sufferer Katie Pumphrey completes 15-mile open water swim
• Katie Pumphrey's week
• SwimmersDaily.com/tag/katie-pumphrey
• Chronic pain: Understanding the roots, finding the cures
• NYC swim bio
• USMS Swimmer Info
• Katie Pumphrey artist website
• Benjamin Freeman Swims Swiftly Around Manhattan
• New York Open Water
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
• Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
• Catalina Channel Swimming Federation