Molokai
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Jamie Tout, Mark Spratt, Edie Markovich, Lauren Grous, Dr. Steven Minaglia, and Dan Worden huddle up during the 3-day, 3-stage swim 'Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational where they swam the 14.9-km Kalohi Channel between Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi on 27 August 2021, the 14.1 km Auau Channel between Maui and Lānaʻi on 28 August 2021, and the 13.5 km Pailolo Channel between Maui and Molokaʻi on 29 August 2021 in the state of Hawaii
Molokaʻi is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) in size at its extreme length and width with a usable land area of 260 square miles (673.40 km2), making it the fifth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the 27th largest island in the United States.
It lies east of Oahu across the 26-mile (41.8 km) wide Kaiwi Channel and north of Lanaʻi, separated from it by the Kalohi Channel. The lights of Honolulu are visible at night from the west end of Moloka'i, while nearby Lānaʻi and Maui are clearly visible from anywhere along the south shore of the island. The shape of Molokai Island can be recalled is that of a shoe or a fish.
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Molokai Channel Crossings
The western side of Molokai Island is known among marathon swimmers as the start point for the 26-mile (41.8 km) Molokai Channel and the site of the Kaiwi Channel Swim.
Videos of Molokai Channel crossing
Footage by Mike Scott
Maui Nui Triangle Swim
Becca Mann completed an unprecedented 63.9 km Maui Nui Triangle Swim between the islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai in the state of Hawaii on 18-19 August 2019 in 20 hours 53 minutes.
Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational
- 7 swimmers swam the three channels between Maui, Lanai and Molokai in Hawaii on three successive days between 12-15 September 2019 in the Au I Na Mokupuni Ekolu Endurance Challenge Invitational:
- Day One across the 14.9 km Kalohi Channel between Lanai and Molokai completing in 6 hours 4 minutes 40 seconds
- Day Two across the 13.5 km Pailolo Channel between Maui and Molokai completing in 5 hours 50 minutes 10 seconds
- Day Three across the 14.1 km Auau Channel between Lanai and Maui completing in 7 hours 47 minutes
External links
- Channel Swimming Guide to Swimming Maui Nui
- Tough, Turbulent, Tempestuous, but Moar Makes Molokai
- Mark Makes Molokai
- Molokai for Marcia
- The History and Future of the Kaiwi Channel Association
- Pat Gallant-Charette and Jamie Tout Appreciate the Beauty and Challenge of the Open Water
- The Triple Crown of Stage Swim by Joe Zemaitis
- Cracking The Code For Hawaiian Channel Crossings
- Big Waves, Big Smiles By Bárbara Across Molokai
- Cheers To Jonathan Ratcliffe, Warrior Of The Waves
- Kings And Queens Of The Hawaiian Island Channels
- Swim Alternatives To Cross Kealaikahiki Channel and Alalakeiki Channel In Hawaii
- John Zemaitis Describes Swimming To His Own Beat On WOWSA Live
- Diary Of A Double With Antonio Argüelles - Week 2
- Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
- Adam Walker Talks About The Guiding Light Of Linda Kaiser
- Becca Mann Describes The Maui Nui On WOWSA Live
- Becca Mann Describes Her Maui Nui Triangle Swim
- Channel Swimming With Aloha
- 2019 ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu
- The Molokai Channel Archives
- The Friendly Isle Says Aloha To Oliver Wilkinson
- Man O Man It Was Horrendously Tough For Kim Chambers
- Beth French Swims Through The Night And Vog to Oahu
- French Goes Hawaii
- Beth French Swims Through The Night And Day to Oahu
- Beth French Swimming Through The Vog
- French Reached France, Now Onto Oahu
- All For One, One For All Across The Molokai Channel
- Ka'iwi Channel Swim, Ready For An Epic Undertaking
- 28 or 45, Either Way Channel Of Bones Is Extremely Tough
- Ka'iwi Channel Swim, Ready For An Epic Undertaking
- Ka'iwi Channel Swim
- Aloha! Kaiwi Channel Swim Underway
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Videos From Mid-Channel Of The Kaiwi Channel Swim
- Katie Benoit Is A Heroine In The Water
- 2013 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
- Everything That Could Go So Wrong Went So Right
- The Good Doctor Does A Two-way Pailolo
- Steve Minaglia, Pioneering Pailolo Two-Way
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming website
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Kaiwi Channel Association
- Kaiwi Channel Association blog
- Kaiwi Channel Association Rules and Ratings
- Kaiwi Channel Association Kayaks and Escorts
- Swimming In Hawaii From Point To Point
- Catalina To The Mainland Or Mainland To Catalina?
- Being Followed In Hawaii's Kalohi Channel
- Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
- Places To Swim - Molokai
- From The Perspective Of An Ocean Swimmer
- Pool In Paradise
- Communicating From The Channel
- When Conditions Get Dangerous In The Pacific
- What Is The Fairest Channel Of Them All?
- What If...In The Molokai Channel?
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Mányoki Manhandles Molokai
- Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 2
- Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 1
- Shark Spawning Season In September
- ll's Well That Ends Well In The Open Water
- Stephen Junk Completes Sixth Channel Of Oceans Seven
- Unbelievably Gorgeous, Awe-Inspiring Open Water Places
- Endurance Challenge
- 3 For 3, The ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge
- Harry Huffaker's Three Islands Swim
- Matt & Manoa Buckman, Heroes In The Ocean
- Thrice The Fun, Triple The Challenge: ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu Swim Challenge
- Beautiful Becca. Mann Masters Maui Nui
- Becca Mann 2 Channels Down, 1 To Go
- Becca Mann, 1 Channel Down + 2 To Go
- Mann Up, Maui Nui Is A Go
- From Lima To Lanai, Becca Mann To Attempt The Maui Nui Triangle
- 30 Year Déjà Yu, Becca Mann To Attempt Maui Nui
- Michael Twigg-Smith, Becca Mann On The Maui Nui Triangle Swim
- Becca Mann Describes Her Maui Nui Triangle Swim
- Molokai Channel Race Is On, Mano-a-Womano
