Mallory Mead
Mallory Renae Mead (nee Cook, born 27 May 1986) is a professional marathon swimmer from Los Angeles, California. Mead grew up in Plymouth, Indiana and graduated from Western Kentucky University.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She placed fourth overall in the 2004 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
- She completed a number of open water swims including the 2007 Boston Light Swim
- She completed a crossing of the English Channel in 2008 in 10 hours 34 minutes
- She competed in the 2009 U.S. Masters Swimming 10K Open Water National Championships
- She completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel in 2010 in 8 hours 36 minutes.
- She was awarded the Robert Lyle Memorial Trophy for being the Channel Swimming Association’s Fastest American of the Year and The Sotiraki Trophy for being the Fastest Lady of the Year
- In 2010, she became the 39th person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- She finished fourth at the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup at the 59th annual Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Roberval, Québec, Canada on 25 July 2013
- She finished the 34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog
- She won the women's division at the 2016 Newport Pier-to-Pier ocean swim in Newport Beach, California.
- In 2011, she won the 19.3 km Swim Around Charleston in South Carolina in 3 hours 58 minutes 52 seconds at the age of 25.
Fastest Catalina Channel Crossings in History
1. 7 hours 15 minutes 55 seconds by Penny Lee Dean, USA, MC in September 1976
2. 7 hours 27 minutes 25 seconds by Grace van der Byl, USA, CM in October 2012
3. 7 hours 37 minutes 31 seconds by Pete Huisveld, USA, MC in August 1992
4. 7 hours 41 minutes 14 seconds by John York, USA, MC in September 1978 (first leg of a 2-way)
5. 7 hours 43 minutes 6 seconds by Karen Burton, USA, CM in October 1994
6. 7 hours 55 minutes 6 seconds by Hank Wise, USA, CM in October 2018
7. 7 hours 57 minutes 40 seconds by Andreas Waschburger, Germany, CM in August 2024
8. 8 hours 4 minutes 12 seconds by Ceinwen Elizabeth Roberts, Australia, CM in September 2014
9. 8 hours 5 minutes 44 seconds by Todd Robinson, USA, CM in August 2009
10. 8 hours 7 minutes 3 seconds by Hank Wise, USA, CM in October 2010
11. 8 hours 7 minutes 37 seconds by Hank Wise, USA, MC in October 2015
12. 8 hours 7 minutes 53 seconds by Hank Wise, USA, MC in September 2025
13. 8 hours 9 minutes 0 seconds by Susan McKay, Canada, CM in September 2022
14. 8 hours 11 minutes 14 seconds by Miquel Suñer Comalat, Spain, CM in July 2012
15. 8 hours 14 minutes 46 seconds by Chad Hundeby, USA, CM in September 1993
16. 8 hours 18 minutes 26 seconds by Blair Cannon, USA, CM in August 2011
17. 8 hours 19 minutes 40 seconds by Danielle Rose Wahl, USA, CM in June 2014
18. 8 hours 20 minutes 19 seconds by Hank Wise, USA, CM in November 2016
10. 8 hours 20 minutes 48 seconds by Gemma Jensen, Australia, CM in August 2006
20. 8 hours 26 minutes 24 seconds by Jim McConica, USA, CM in September 1983
21. 8 hours 28 minutes 21 seconds by Rendy Lynn Opdycke, USA, CM in August 2008
22. 8 hours 21 minutes 20 seconds by John York, USA, MC in October 1977
23. 8 hours 32 minutes 49 seconds by John York, USA, CM in October 2000
24. 8 hours 33 minutes 59 seconds by Penny Lee Dean, USA (first leg of two-way crossing) in September 1977
25. 8 hours 34 minutes 18 seconds by Andrea Karge, USA, CM in September 2001
26. 8 hours 35 minutes 44 seconds by Anna Ray DeLozier, USA, CM in 2006
26. 8 hours 35 minutes 44 seconds by Derrick Wong, USA, CM in September 2011
28. 8 hours 36 minutes 32 minutes by Mallory Mead, USA, CM in August 2010
29. 8 hours 38 minutes 19 seconds by Anshuman Jhingran, India, CM in August 2023
30. 8 hours 42 minutes 57 seconds by Heather Royer, USA, CM in October 1998
31. 8 hours 43 minutes 16 seconds by Mary Beth Colpo, USA, CM in August 1977
Manhattan Beach Channel Swimming Clinic
Mead hosts a 4-day Manhattan Beach Channel Swimming Clinic in Manhattan Beach, California annually in April.
External links
- Round and Round They Swim - Circumnavigation Swims in History
- Youth Overcomes Experience - Nicholas Arakelian Wins Swim Around Charleston
- Mallory Mead website
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Mallory Mead Joins Triple Crown Club
- Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
- Channel Swimming Association
- NYC Swim bio
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Emily Brunemann Wins FINA World Cup to Take Lead
- Live Broadcast Live Webcast of the Traversée Internationale Du Lac St-Jean
- A Day On Lac St-Jean
- Olga Kozydub Is Picking Up Stream On The Grand Prix
- It Is Going To Be An Adventure On Lac Memphrémagog
- The Sweet Life Of A Professional Marathon Swimmer
- Decisions, Decisions In The Open Water
- Manhattan Beach Channel Swimming Clinic
- Mallory Mead Channeling Confidence And Camaraderie
- Mallory Mead And Malibu C Fueling A Dream
- The Polish Extravaganza, 2014 BCT Gdynia Marathon
- Triple Crowners Showcase Their Fountain Of Youth - Age of Triple Crowners
- When A Signature Means A Whole Lotta Effort
- Two Parts Washing Machine, One Part Ice Bucket In Lake Michigan
- First Lady, Stevie Wonder To Attend World Summer Games
- Marathon Swimming
- The California Open Water Swimming Oasis
- Inequality In The Open Water, Part 1
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swimming
- Swim Around Charleston
- Charleston, A Gift To The Marathon Swimming Community