Melissa Kegler

Melissa Kegler, marathon swimmer, channel swimmer from Washington

Melissa Kegler is a 39-year-old American open water swimmer and coach from Redmond, Washington. She was born in Holt, Michigan and swam for Alma College. Now in Redmond, Melissa is a swim-specific coach for VO2 Multisport, an elite triathlon club in the greater Seattle area, coaching and mentoring open water swimmers and triathletes of all abilities, beginner, age-group to elite level and marathon distance. Kegler is active in her open water swimming group, the Notorious Alki Swimmers, who train year-round off of Alki Beach in Seattle, Washington. She is a lifetime member of the Northwest Open Water Swimming Association and the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation and has completed two Oceans Seven channels and achieved the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• She achieved the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 6 December 2020.
• She is certified as an IISA Official Observer L1 as of 1 March 2022.
• Kegler is active in her open water swimming group, the Notorious Alki Swimmers, who train year-round off of Alki Beach in Seattle, Washington.
• She is a lifetime member of the Northwest Open Water Swimming Association and the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation.
• She has completed two Oceans Seven channels.
• She achieved the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
• She completed the first the Northwest Open Water Swimming Association-observed and -sanctioned Mercer Island Marathon Swim. She completed a clockwise circumnavigation of Mercer Island in the state of Washington on 14 May 2016 in 8 hours 1 minute at the age of 33.
• She finished 7th in the Great Salt Lake Marathon Swim on 4 June 2016 in 3 hours 29 minutes 8 seconds, held in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 33.
• She completed a solo crossing of the Catalina Channel, starting on 31 August and finishing on 1 September 2016 in 12 hours 18 minutes 12 seconds, observed and governed by the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation (CCSF) at the age of 34.
• She completed a solo crossing of the English Channel departing from Samphire Hoe, Dover, UK on 22 August, landing in Wissant, France on 23 August 2017 in 16 hours 52 minutes, piloted by Eddie Spelling onboard Anastasia, the swim was observed and governed by the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation (CS&PF) at the age of 35. She was the first woman from the state of Washington to complete a successful solo crossing of the English Channel.
• On 14 October 2017, she finished 44th in the 16.6 km Swim The Suck in Tennessee, USA in 4 hours 19 minutes 9 seconds at the age of 35.
• She completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming by completing the 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim, governed by New York Open Water on 30 June 2018.
• She finished 8th in the 45.8 km 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim in New York on 30 June 2018 in 9 hours 24 minutes 17 seconds at the age of 36.
• On 14 October 2017, she finished 44th in the 16.6 km Swim The Suck in Tennessee, USA in 4 hours 19 minutes 9 seconds at the age of 35.
• In 2016, she completed the 14 km Mercer Island Marathon Swim in Washington, USA.
• In July 2016, she trained and completed the 18 km Puget Sound Swim in Washington, USA.
• She co-hosts the Women In The Open Water 2 event in Washington on 21 March 2019.
• She was a panelist at the inaugural Women In The Open Water panel discussion held on 24 March 2017 in West Seattle, Washington sponsored by Say Yes to Life Swims.
• On 6 December 2020 in Wolcott Lake, Denver, USA, she completed an Ice Mile ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association in 4.18°C water and 2.20°C air in 33 minutes 6 seconds, observed by Michael Bailey and witnessed by Chris Layton at the age of 38 at 1,681 meters in altitude.

Women In The Open Water

with Melissa Kegler, Erika Norris, Jessi Harewicz, Wendy Van De Sompele, Guila Muir in a West Seattle panel discussion on 24 March 2017.

External links

• Open Water Swimmers Take It To The Extreme with Ice Miles, Channel Swims and Marathon Swims
• First-time Ice Milers, Winter Wonders
• International Ice Swimming Association bio
• Melissa Kegler.com
• VO2 Multisport
• Northwest Open Water Swimming Association
• Marathon Swimmers Federation
• Marathon Swimmers Federation
• Women In Western Washington Waters
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• NOWSA Promotes Swimming In The Pacific Northwest
• Women In The Open Water Tonight In Washington
• The Men & Woman Behind The Bridges
• New York Open Water
• Pat Gallant-Charette Never Looking Back
• Two Triumphant Tandem For Triple
• Kate Robarts Takes The Heat To Achieve Triple Crown
• One More Swim, One More Wave For Melissa Kegler
• Swimming Splendidly From Slovakia To Sydney
• Jenny Smith Does Crazy Hard, Completes Triple Crown
• Ned Wieland Has A Long Bright Future Ahead
• Nathalie Pohl Wins 20 Bridges, Achieves Triple Crown
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
• WOW At WIN In Washington
• Women In The Open Water Tonight In Washington
• WOW At WIN In Washington
• Say Yes To Life Swims LLC
• WOW - Women In The Open Water