Mark Johnston

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Mark Johnston is a 65-year-old American cold water swimmer, administrator, and swimming coach from Polson, Montana. He is also the creator of the Open Water Virtual Grand Slam and the Flathead Lake Open Water Swimmers.

Open Water Swimming and Coaching Highlights

2020 WOWSA Awards

The Open Water Virtual Grand Slam by Mark Johnston was nominated for the 2020 WOWSA Awards in the World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year category with the following nomination: In the midst of a near global lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mark Johnston from Flathead Lake in the state of Montana knew that he needed to do something positive and uplifting. So the race director and marathon swimmer created the Open Water Virtual Grand Slam, a multi-month catalyst and online social group that kickstarted hundreds of swimmers to join the growing global community of open water swimmers. With many pool closed and nowhere to swim, many looked at open bodies of water for the first time, but it took the attention and dedication for Johnston and other like-minded swimmers to develop and shape this new community. For organizing four competitive distances in the open water (800m, 1500m, 1.93 km and 3.96 km), for providing a low-cost means to participate and compete in something new and something fun and inspirational, and for rapidly developing and nurturing additional challenges like The Beast, an 128 km, 120-day virtual perimeter swim in Flathead Lake, the Open Water Virtual Grand Slam by Mark Johnston is a worthy nominee for the 2020 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year.

Contact

Vampire Swims

Johnston is one of the race directors of the Vampire Swims, a series of open water swims held on 31 October. Vampire Swims are a great way to kick off the cold water, winter swimming season in those locations where swimming continues year round. Entry fee for these swims will include proof that the swimmer has donated blood within 6 weeks prior to the swim. Some venues are arranging a blood mobile to collect donations immediately after the swim. Those who cannot make a donation of blood for medical reasons can make a cash donation to the Red Cross or some other similar organization. A US$10 registration fee will also be expected of each swimmer to cover the cost of a custom, bloody-toothed swim cap and other incidental expenses with any remainder also to be donated to the Red Cross or other equivalent organizations that collect and distribute blood.

Portland Bridge Swim - 2025 Results

1. Casey Ketterling 48, Western Springs IL 4:02:53.9
2. Kevin Doherty 52, Portland OR 4:04:39.4
3. Lukas Scheidl 25, Seattle WA 4:08:34.9
4. Jamie Proffitt 60, Palm Springs CA 4:12:07.7
5. David Lederman 59, Santa Cruz CA 4:17:02.9
6. Jonathan Wildi 42, Portland OR 4:17:40.8
7. Scot Sullivan 59, Portland OR 4:19:56.0
8. Patrick Reyes 31, South Kingstown RI 4:20:16.0
9. Addie Paige 25, Seattle WA 4:25:00.7 - 1st woman
10. Kaelan Oldani 27, Seattle WA 4:26:28.5 - 2nd woman
11. Mark Johnston 65, Polson MT 4:28:27.7
12. Andrew Cotter 31, San Francisco CA 4:30:28.1
13. Samantha Kraft 29, Minneapolis MN 4:32:42.3 - 3rd woman
14. Jonathan Samuel 48, Portland OR 4:36:32.7
15. Jorge Agudelo 34, Tulúa Colombia 4:37:00.5
16. Eleanor Smith 18, Tacoma WA 4:38:01.2 - 4th woman
17. Andreas Lorenz 64, Houston TX 4:39:30.5
18. Rob Palmese 35, Redlands CA 4:39:48.1
19. Heidi Williams 56, Durham NC 4:40:25.5 - 5th woman
20. Francisco Felix 26, Burien WA 4:40:34.4
21. Fredric Zaeske 61, Downers Grove IL 4:43:18.2
22. Denise Simens 38, Seattle WA 4:43:23.2 - 6th woman
23. Daniel Schmiegel 25, Arcata CA 4:48:22.8
24. Jonas Veazey 29, SAN FRANCISCO CA 4:48:42.8
25. Hallie Pound 29, Lacey WA 4:50:41.2 - 7th woman
26. Emma Gaulke-Janowski 33, Seattle WA 4:51:37.0 - 8th woman
27. Ilsa Feierabend 33, Clackamas OR 4:51:53.9 - 9th woman
28. Cheyenne Gallivan 30, Brunswick ME 4:52:01.4 - 10th woman
29. Dillon Cleavenger 33, Kneeland CA 4:52:48.0
30. Eric Kearney 48, Portland OR 4:53:22.8
31. Shane Stender 47, Normandy Park WA 4:53:57.7
32. Kris Rutford 66, Lincoln NE 4:55:22.5
33. Steve Lazaraton 55, Redding CA 4:57:29.6
34. Jillian Rice 28, San Francisco CA 5:00:01.8
35. Alyssa Barkley 38, Paso Robles CA 5:00:03.4
36. Amy Fischer 50, Clovis CA 5:00:39.6
37. David Kline 30, Chicago IL 5:01:05.1
38. Kelly Hilman 35, Pittsburgh PA 5:01:48.5
39. Ross Vimr 39, Portland OR 5:01:59.4
40. Blake Anghilante 44, The Dalles OR 5:04:33.6
41. Daniel Cepeda 29, Darien IL 5:06:05.7
42. Nani Welsh 26, Seattle WA 5:06:48.3
43. Jing Li 37, Pacifica CA 5:06:59.0
44. Peter Iannone 34, San Francisco CA 35:07:04.1
45. Allison Burr 30, Salem OR 5:07:13.1
46. Vincent Mingils 34, Fort Collins CO 5:07:50.9
47. Max Thompson 19, Portland OR 5:07:56.2
48. Manon Francois 30, Menlo Park CA 5:09:14.5
49. David Brancamp 64, Reno NV 5:11:26.2
50. Andrew Del Carlo 38, Talent OR 5:11:52.6
51. Janet Goodridge 63, Western Springs IL 5:12:30.2
52. Erin Tyler 46, Newport OR 5:13:57.8
53. Todd Lantry 50, Ashland OR 5:15:39.7
54. Lee O'Connor 58, PORTLAND OR 5:18:18.1
55. Nicole Hirschman 52, Saint James NY 5:18:36.3
56. Gillian Salton 57, Bend OR 5:20:58.6
57. Carly Miller 47, Gardena CA 5:21:41.8
58. Kelly Vikstrom 49, Issaquah WA 5:23:15.9
59. Claire van Biljon 23, Wildwood MO 5:25:46.1
60. Gregg Horwitz 55, Valencia CA 5:26:17.8
61. Lisa Broadfield 47, Chula Vista CA 5:26:26.2
62. Ken Hahn 51, Bend OR 5:26:58.5
63. Leksi Weldon-Linne 42, San Francisco CA 5:28:46.3
64. Becky Cleavenger 62, Camarillo CA 5:29:12.2
65. Sarah Lane 48, Tacoma WA 5:29:49.5
66. Angela Williamson 41, Portland OR 5:30:00.9
67. Shannon Keegan 51, Talent OR 5:30:33.4
68. Megan Tosh 40, Portland OR 5:32:11.0
69. Tammy Fisher 42, Hermiston OR 5:33:58.9
70. Alison Aylesworth 48, Burien WA 5:36:56.9
71. Sarah Applegate 55, Wenatchee WA 5:41:32.2
72. Steve Stoneham 54, Vancouver WA 5:43:45.7
73. Brianna Sargent Merrill 45, Candia NH 5:45:44.5
74. Stephanie Zimmerman 39, Seattle WA 5:46:47.8
75. Michael Collins 63, Salem OR 35:46:54.1
76. Cheryl Morgen 56, Bend OR 5:48:43.0
77. Mary Ellen Spencer 31, Portland OR 5:54:01.1
78. Katy Smith 44, Tacoma WA 35:58:53.1
79. Chloe Jaques 24, Portland OR 5:59:03.2
80. Jody House 55, Hillsboro OR 6:01:48.4
81. Noah Heilbrun 45, Bend OR 6:03:36.0
82. Carli Cota 39, Rochester MN 6:07:30.9
83. Sarah Machado 42, Cashmere WA 6:10:38.5
84. Phil Boyer 39, Wenatchee WA 6:21:52.0
85. Marnie Whitley 56, Phoenix AZ 6:22:08.4
86. Linda Longfellow 47, Fresno CA 6:25:10.2
87. Samuel Jensen 26, Portland OR 6:29:16.1
88. John Fox 57, Huntsville AL 6:41:28.9
89. John Gibbon 62, San Francisco CA 6:43:47.2
90. Gianluca D'Alessandro 56, Issaquah WA 6:45:02.5
91. Mike Healey 72, Troutdale OR 6:45:55.9
92. Jackson Rittenhouse 28, Bremerton WA 6:53:03.0
93. Tomasz Janczyk 33, Issaquah WA 6:59:27.7
94. Paul Havick 64, Washington UT 7:07:02.0
DNF David Poulshock 77, Portland OR
DNF Devan Nielsen 62, Novato CA
DNF Lawrence Ahlgren 71, St James NY
DNF Eric Gutierrez 64, Prunedale CA
SND McKinlee Hand 32, Seattle WA
DNS Brendan Lyons-Keefe 44, Vancouver WA

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