Steve Gruenwald
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Steve Gruenwald during the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York
Steve Gruenwald is a 62-year-old marathon swimmer from Faribault, Minnesota.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He escorted John Zemaitis in the 58 km END-WET (Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test) from North Dakota to Minnesota in June 2025.
- He competed in the SCAR Swim Challenge, a 4-day stage swim in Arizona on 23-26 April 2025 at the age of 62.
- He competed in the 2012 Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida.
- He competed in the 2015 Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida.
- On 20 June 2015, he completed the 36-mile (57.9 km) END-WET marathon swim down the Red River of the North in North Dakota in 11 hours 53 minutes.
- In 2016, he competed in the 18.3-mile Stage 1 of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim.
- In 2016, he completed Stage 3 of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in 5 hours 0 minutes.
- In 2016, he completed the 15.2-mile Stage 4 of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York in 4 hours 52 minutes
- In 2016, he completed the 15.7-mile (25.2 km) Stage 6 of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York
- In 2017, he attempted to complete in all 7 stages of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim.
- On 28-29 July 2017, he participated in the inaugural 40 Bridges - Double Manhattan Island Swim, completing the first circumnavigation in 8 hours 23 minutes at the age of 55.
- Between 25-28 April 2018, he completed all four stage swims of the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona (9.5-mile or 15.2 km Saguaro Lake + 9-mile or 14.4 km Canyon Lake + 17-mile or 27.3 km Apache Lake + 6.2-mile or 10 km Roosevelt Lake), finishing 24th overall at the age of 56 in a cumulative time of 20 hours 5 minutes 24.5 seconds.
- On 16 June 2018, he finished 13th in the 57.9 km END-WET event on 16 June 2018 down the Red River from Grand Forks, North Dakota to Oslo, Minnesota in the United States on 16 June 2018 in 12 hours 38 minutes.
- On 8 June 2019, he finished 2nd in the 29.4 km The Islands stage swim of the 193 km 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim along the Hudson River in New York finishing in 5 hours 22 minutes 7 seconds at the age of 58.
- On 9 June 2019, he finished 11th in Stage 3 of the 24.46 km 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim from the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to the Bear Mountain Bridge in New York in 4 hours 42 minutes 50 seconds at the age of 58.
- He will start Stage 4 of the 24.46 km 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim from the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge to the Bear Mountain Bridge in New York on 11 June 2019 at the age of 58.
External links
- He’s Back With His Perennial Smile: Robert Strauss Returns to Swim Miami
- Seth Baetzold Defends His END-WET Title
- Seth Baetzold Looks To Defend His END-WET Title
- Two-time Winner Michael Rice Headlines SCAR Swim 2025
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- Get Them While They Are Still Available - A Limited Number of Swimmer Scout Slots In Search of Memphre
- Channel Swimming Guide to Swimming Maui Nui
- The History of Swimming 4 Long Days In SCAR
- 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
- Swimmers Of The 18th 24-Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
- Swimming In Stages Down The Hudson River
- Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
- How Great To Swim All Eight; How Fun To Do Just One
- Stephen Rouch Joins 7 Luminaries In 8 Bridges
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Cheryl Reinke Wins 8 Bridges Stage 1
- Paige Christie Overcomes Conditions And Takes 8 Bridges Lead
- Cheryl Reinke Extends Slight Lead Under 8 Bridges
- Four For Cheryl Reinke At 8 Bridges
- Top Duo Duel Each Other And Weather
- Goose Bumps While Swimming The 8 Bridges
- Cheryl Reinke, Paige Christie Go 7 For 7 At 8 Bridges
- Devon Clifford Swims The Year Of Her Life
- Swimmers Take Stage 2 On The Hudson
- Touting His Ability To Come Back, Jamie Under 8 Bridges
- Déjà Vu With Julie Ridge Taking It To The Limit
- The Genesis Of 40 Bridges, Doing 57 Miles With A Smile
- Is There Anything She Cannot Do?
- SCAR Swim Challenge
- Stefan Reinke Outduels Serbo Simeoni On SCAR Day 1
- S.C.A.R. Is Like Night And Day
- Jamie Ann Phillips Forges Into Lead In Apache Lake
- Reinke Hangs On, Jamie Ann Phillips Swimming Strong
- As Night Falls, So Does Men's Record. Jamie Ann Phillips Leads Way With Stefan Reinke
- Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist Gets To End First
- 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
- They Did It
- Swimming The Islands In The Hudson River
- Chad Schneider Wins Stage 1 Of 8 Bridges Down The Hudson
- Leslie Hamilton, Heather Fairbanks Go 1-2 In 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim
- Adrienne Groccia Sets Record In Stage 4 Of 8 Bridges
