Stewart Evans

Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Evans before Farallon Islands swim in 1967 coated in Farallones grease

Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Evans in a press conference and a cap tan after his successful Farallon Islands crossing in August 1967

Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Evans

Michelle Evans-Chase, Ph.D. shown on left with her father Lt. Colonel Stewart Evans, the first man to swim to the California mainland from the Farallon Islands in August 1967

Stewart Evans was an American Army Lieutenant Colonel and a pioneering marathon swimmer.

Open Water Swimming Career

• Evans completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel on 26 August 1959 in 20 hours 55 minutes
• Evans was the first person to successful swim in the Red Triangle from the Farallon Islands to the California mainland (Duxbury Point near Bolinas) on 28 August 1967 in 13 hours 44 minutes
• Evans was a support team member on Ted Erikson's swim from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge in 1967

Farallon Islands Swim

The 8 September 1967 issue of Time Magazine noted Evan’s swim in a colorful description, "...he smeared himself with great gobs of a 'secret' cold-protective grease and stroked off – straight into a school of jellyfish. For two hours, his left arm was nearly useless with excruciating pain, but he somehow kept going until the pain subsided, after a total of 13 hours, 44 minutes and 52 seconds...

External links

• Channel Swimming with Stewart Evans: Walk In, Swim Across, Walk Out
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Channel Swimming with Stewart Evans: Walk In,  Swim Across, Walk Out
• Champions, Adventurers, Record Holders, Endurers And Supporters In The Hall Of Fame
• Ted Erikson Talks About Utilizing His Full Potential On WOWSA Live
• Swimming From The Most Desolate Spot On Earth
• Farallon Islands Swim
• Dolphin Club Swimming History
• Army Colonel Completes Rugged Swim
• A Celebration Of Catalina Channel Champions
• The Only Two People In History To Do The Farallon Islands
• Ph.D. From Penn Powers Positivity
• Fearsome, Ferocious, Fickle Farallones Awaits The Irish
• Fearsome, Ferocious, Fickle Farallons Awaits South Africans
• Stewart Evans Formally Joins The Catalina Channel Community
• Watch It, The Ultimate Test In Open Water
• Along The Farallon Flow, Joe Is A Go
• Champions, Adventurers, Record Holders And Endurers
• Marathon Swims Take A Long Time
• The Hardest Open Water Swims In The World (Northern Hemisphere)
• The Night Train Swimmers Head Off In Reverse To The Farallons
• 1967 Still Stands Including From The Farallons Islands
• The Farallon Islands To The Golden Gate Bridge
• Champions, Adventurers, Record Holders And Endurers
• Gotta Good Feeling About The Farallons
• Big Day Out On The Ocean (Atlantic Division)
• Big Day Out On The Ocean (Pacific Division)
• 4.4 nm To Go For Craig Lenning
• So Far, So Good For Craig Lenning
• Craig Lenning's 15 Hours 46 Minutes Ends 47-Year Hiatus
• Evans, Erikson And Lenning - Three With The Right Stuff
• Bits And Pieces From Farallon Islands History
• Were Records Made To Be Broken In Open Water?
• Q&A With Craig Lenning
• Joseph Locke Completes His Goal From The Farallon Islands
• Giving Back At The Highest Levels
• Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
• Swimming Across The Channel On Warm Orange Juice
• The Resurgence Of Catalina Channel Crossings
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association