Mary Beth Colpo
Marybeth Hagey (previously Mary Beth Colpo, died 2021) was an American pool and open water swimmer from Southern California who swam for Lakewood Aquatics under Jim Montrella, and a member of the Orca Marathon Swim Club.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She completed the Catalina Channel (CM) on 22 August 1977 in 8 hours 43 minutes 16 seconds, the 34th swimmer to cross the 32.3 km Catalina Channel.
- She won the 10-mile ocean swim at the 1978 Seal Beach Rough Water Swim in Seal Beach, California.
- She set the overall record at the 25 km Windermere International Championships in Windermere, England in 1978 in 6 hours 10 minutes 33 seconds.
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
External Links
- CCSF Has So Much to Give, Offer and Share
- California Pioneer Cindy Cleveland
- 1982 Windermere International Championships
- Hank Wise Back With Fox Across Catalina Again
- A Wise Man's Approach To Crossing Catalina
- Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
- History Of The Seal Beach Rough Water Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- Seal Beach Rough Water Swim
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