Ryan Nelson
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Ryan Nelson will participate in the 2017 Pan-American Colibrí Swim between Imperial Beach, California, USA and Playas de Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico is a cross-border swim and example of Speedo diplomacy by a group of ocean swimmers from five nations with the purpose to raise awareness and funds for the Colibri Center for Human Rights in the Pacific Ocean
Ryan Nelson is a 36-year-old American open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Career
- Nelson finished fourth in the 2014 Coquina Key Invitational Swim, a 7 km circumnavigational swim around Coquina Key, a small residential island in St. Petersburg, Florida surrounded by Tampa Bay on the east in 1 hour 59 minutes.
- Nelson finished second in the 2013 8-mile Swim from Clearwater to Tampa, Florida
- Nelson finished third in the 2014 8-mile Swim from Clearwater to Tampa, Florida
- Nelson completed a solo swim in 2015 from Candlestick Park to the South End Rowing Club in Aquatic Park in San Francisco, California
- Nelson completed the Bay Bridge to Ocean Beach swim in San Francisco in 2015
- Nelson completed a crossing of the length of Lake Tahoe in 10 hours 28 minutes 59 seconds
- Nelson participated in the 7.9 km 3 hour 3 minute Pan-American Colibrí Swim, a cross-border swim and charity swim to raise awareness and funds for the Colibri Center for Human Rights in the Pacific Ocean from Imperial Beach near San Diego, California, USA to Tijuana, Mexico on 5 May 2017 together with Kimberley Chambers (New Zealand), Oded Rahav (Israel), Jean Craven (South Africa), Antonio Argüelles, (Mexico), Nicolene Steynberg (South Africa), Rene Martínez Saenz (Mexico), Ben Enosh (Israel), Melissa King (USA), Kamini Moodley (South Africa), Neil Macaskill (South Africa), Luc Chetboun (Israel), Nora Toledano (Mexico), Mariel Hawley (Mexico), Dan Simonelli (USA), and Ben Enosh (USA/Israel). They will be supported and escorted by escort kayakers Billy Carlson (USA), Matt Donoghue (USA), Haden Ware (USA), Anna Lopez and the Out of the Boat Team (Mexico), Kala Sherman-Presser (USA), Tom Hecker (USA), and Kevin Eslinger (USA).
Pan-American Colibrí Swim Video
The 10 km Pan-American Colibrí Swim, a cross-border swim and charity swim in the Pacific Ocean from Imperial Beach near San Diego, California, USA to Playas de Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico on 5 May 2017.
External links
- Pan-American Colibrí Swim Crosses Borders
- Pan-American Colibri Crossing
- Colibrí Center for Human Rights
- Kicking Off Another Swim - The Coquina Key Invitational
- 2013 8-mile Swim from Clearwater to Tampa
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Pan-American Colibri Crossing
- Colibrí Center for Human Rights
- Madswimmer, Always Swimming For A Cause
- Dan Simonelli On The Pan-American Colibrí Swim
- Swimming Together In Pan-American Colibrí Swim
- Pan-American Colibrí Swim Completed
