Olympic Club

Howard F. Brewer (left), two-time Olympic medalist J. Scott Leary (right), and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Sydney Cavill at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, early adopters of the Australian crawl in the United States

April Wong photo at The Olympic Club at the 2018 Open Water Summit and WOWSA Awards where Adrian Sarchet and James Harrison of Sea Donkey in Guernsey (World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year), Antonio Argüelles of Mexico (World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year), Jaimie Monahan of the USA (World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year), Margarita Llorens Bagur of Spain (World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year) were honored by the World Open Water Swimming Association in San Francisco, California on 10 November 2018

Trans Tahoe Relay in Lake Tahoe, organized by the Olympic Club

Top row left to right: Marcia Benjamin, Shelley Taylor-Smith, Ger Kennedy, Lewis Pugh, Angel More, Antonio Argüelles, Dan Simonelli, Jessi Harewicz, Pat Gallant-Charette, and Adrian Sarchet. Bottom row left to right: Steven Munatones, Ross Edgley, Aaron Peirsol, and Ram Barkai at the 2018 Open Water Summit at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California

The Olympic Club is a San Francisco, California, U.S.A. athletic club with three golf courses and a long history in aquatic sports. It sponsors and organizes the annual Trans Tahoe Relays. The club's main City Clubhouse is located in downtown San Francisco. The club's Lakeside Clubhouse is located just north of the city's border with Daly City. The United States Golf Association recognizes the Olympic Club as one of the first 100 golf clubs established in the United States.

Location

The City Clubhouse is located at 524 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94102; +1 (415) 345-5100.

History

First named the "San Francisco Olympic Club", it is the oldest athletic club in the United States, established on May 6, 1860. In 1992, the Club set up the Winged "O" Foundation, which changed its name to The Olympic Club Foundation in 2002. Its purpose is to fund youth sports programs which primarily target less advantaged youth who live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Trans Tahoe Relay

• The Olympic Club Trans Tahoe Relay is a beautiful and well-organized masters swimming relay event in Lake Tahoe. The 6-person relay annuals draws hundreds of teams from around the world and is one of the world's greatest open water swimming competitions.
• It is annually listed in America's Top 50 Open Water Swims and the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims.
• The unique open water swimming event started when The Olympic Club members decided to challenge each other to a team race across Lake Tahoe in 1976. Soon after, other clubs were invited to join this annual "Invitational Relay" event. In 2011, the race attracted over 1,134 competitors. Promoting team camaraderie and spirited competition between swimming clubs and other groups and organizations, it is now seen as a landmark of open water events.

Location

From Sand Harbor Beach in Nevada to Skylandia Beach in Lake Forest, California in Lake Tahoe

Contact

Name Paul Carter, Race Director, and Laureen Welting, Race Manager

Email pcarter@olyclub.com

2012 Trans Tahoe Race Committee

Safety Coordinator - Phyllis Quinn
Rules Chairman - Mike Keck
Communications Liaison - Bart Lally
Open Water Commissioner - Todd Arris
Open Water Deputy Commissioner - Katie Lyons
Committee Member - Greg Meyer
Committee Member - Gary Crook

Trans Tahoe Relay Awards

The Trans Tahoe Relay gives the following awards that are presented at the WOWSA Talks

• 1976 Cup: presented to the overall Trans Tahoe Relay champions
• Keep Tahoe Blue Award: presented to the team that raises the most funds for The League To Save Lake Tahoe
• Spirit Award: presented to the team that best embodies the spirit of the swimming community

• The 1976 Cup was awarded to the Sunnyside Sinners for winning the 2018 Trans Tahoe Relay: captain Chad La Tourette, Mazen Aziz, Allison Arnold, Catherine Breed, Drew Cosgarea, and Bryan Offutt.
• The Keep Tahoe Blue Award was presented to the top fundraisers for The League to Save Lake Tahoe: captain Michael Ross, Damien Bates, Tim Sheeper, Ola Wiberg, and Richard Crowley.
• The Community Award was presented to the 25th Reunion Team honoring the first female competitors at The Olympic Club: captain Phyllis Quinn, Lynn Jolly, Joan Schriger, Mike McCaffery, Ed Rudloff, and Jim Griffith.

External links

• David Heron and David Holscher Kick Off the Inaugural Trans Tahoe Solo UltraMarathon
• The Olympic Club of San Francisco On The Channel
• Quinn Fitzgerald's Unexpected World Title
• Narración de mi Travesía del Canal del Norte
• Catherine Breed Talks About Curves And Texture On WOWSA Live
• A Rich Concept: The Ancient Seven Seas
• Trans Tahoe Relay
• America's Top 50 Open Water Swims
• Olympic Club
• Open Water Swimming
• Brothers Grimsey Wins Trans Tahoe Relays In Record Time
• Underneath The Surface Of Lake Tahoe
• Underneath The Surface Of Lake Tahoe
• Bucket List Of Open Water Swims In America
• Getting High In Open Water Swimming
• Defining Open Water Swimming Relays
• America The Beautiful Open Water Swimming List
• World's Top 100 Open Water Swims
• Antonio Argüelles To Kick-off Olympic Club Rough Water
• Phyllis Quinn Honored By Olympic Club Of San Francisco
• Ed Rudloff Honored By Olympic Club Of San Francisco
• Allison Arnold Honored By Olympic Club Of San Francisco
• Antonio Argüelles Kicks Off Rough Water Kick-off Dinner
• Olympic Club Swimmers, A Look Back
• Swimming To Keep Tahoe Blue
• Jaimie Monahan To Be Honored Globally...Again
• WOWSA ... Tita Is Off Again
• Ben Lecomte To Speak From The Middle Of The Pacific
• Ben Lecomte Swims, Still On A Roll
• Ram Barkai To Make Ice Swimming Announcements
• Marcia Benjamin Wrote The MEMO On Masters Swimming
• Ger Kennedy, One Tough Hardened Irishman
• No One Asked Me About My Scars
• WOWSA Winners Possess Sense Of Adventure
• Olympic History Told At The Olympic Club
• Cameron Bellamy To Give WOWSA Talk At Olympic Club
• Never Too Old, Facing Challenges With Pat Gallant-Charette
• These People Will Entertain, Inspire You With Their Answers
• Flight or Fight in the Ice? Learn How From Ger Kennedy
• Skolnick On Swimming At The Olympic Club
• Keep Tahoe Blue
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• 2018 Trans Tahoe Relay Awards At The Olympic Club
• KIM SWIMS To Be Released On iTunes
• Join Ger At The Golden Gate
• Mosaic Of Marathoners
• Circumnavigating Great Britain In 157 Days
• Who's Who At The Open Water Summit
• Pat Gallant-Charette Completely Surprised By Her Fame
• Think, Plan, Do In The Open Water
• How Open Water Swimming Initiated A Life Of Adventure
• A Love Creative With April Wong
• Role Models In The Open Water
• Antonio Argüelles Sets Guinness World Record
• Jaimie Monahan Sets 2 Guinness World Records
• Ram Barkai Sets Guinness World Record
• Lewis Pugh Sets Guinness World Record
• Sally Minty-Gravett Sets Guinness World Record
• Pat Gallant-Charette Set 2 Guinness World Records
• Rethinking What Is Possible In The Ice
• Too Tough Tita
• Ross On A Roll
• What Did Ben Lecomte Do For 160 Days In The Pacific?
• He Is A Bulldog - Quinn Fitzgerald, Yale's World Champion
• Molokai Channel Race Is On, Mano-a-Womano