Thomas Rathbun
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Chris Chuck, Ryan Leong, Rachel Randall, and Thomas Rathbun completed a 37 km clockwise circumnavigation tandem swim around Rarotonga in the Cook Islands in 11 hours 35 minutes
Thomas Rathbun is an American open water swimmer
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- On 13 April 2026, he completed a 21.9 km Tahiti to Mo'orea channel swim in 6 hours 42 minutes in a tandem swim with Ryan Leong, Rachel Randall, and Chris Chuck from Vai'are via 'Āfareaitu channel in French Polynesia, Seti Afoa from Samoa Events.
- On 16 April 2026, he completed a 24 km counterclockwise circumnavigation swim of Bora Bora in 7 hours 26 minutes in a tandem swim with Ryan Leong, Rachel Randall, and Chris Chuck in French Polynesia, organized by Seti Afoa from Samoa Events.
- On 25 August 2025, he completed a 13 hour 23 minute crossing of the 45 km Molokai Channel from Molokai to Oahu in a tandem swim with Jennifer Conway.
- On 24 April 2025, he completed a 37 km clockwise circumnavigation around Rarotonga in the Cook Islands with Chris Chuck Ryan Leong, and Rachel Randall in 11 hours 35 minutes starting and finishing from Trader Jack’s Beach.
- He completed all 13 legs of the Summer Solstice Swim held in Ala Moana Beach on Oahu in Hawaii, organized by the Ala Moana Beach Swim Club on 20 June 2026. The 13-hour swimmers included Melissa Harnsberber, Ellis Garcia, John Storm, Cindy Hughes, John Hughes, Thomas Rathbun, Stefan Reinke, Knoll Kaneshiro, Heather Iwasaki, Rachel Randall, Teri Deitz, Alex Webb, Deb Merwick, Chris Chuck, Eric Hu, Ryan Leong, and Kelly Quinn.
- He finished 3rd in the 2026 Waikiki Roughwater Swim in Honolulu, Hawaii on 31 August 2026.
2026 Waikiki Roughwater Swim Top 25 Results
1. Woobie Kupsky 56:03
2. Patrick Ransford 56:13
3. Thomas Rathbun 56:33
4. Evan Pickles 56:53
5. Allison Arnold 57:09, first female
6. Krishna Clarke 57:12
7. Alex Kostich 57:19
8. Joby Bernstein 57:26
9. Kathleen Hohwald 57:29, second female
10. Jake Andrews 57:48
11. Riley Clinton 57:54
12. Ned Wieland 58:20
13. Aldan Johnston 1:00:13
14. Kona Flanagan 1:00:24, third female
15. Zane Imonen 1:00:33
16. Rob Newell 1:00:52
17. Suzanne Ryan 1:00:53
18. Christopher Ferguson 1:00:57
19. Porter O'Neill 1:01:04
20. Duke Wieland 1:01:05
21. Cameron Whiting 1:01:31
22. Miki Dahlke 1:01:35
23. Mark Tripp 1:01:40
24. Dan Worden 1:01:40
25. Brooke Bennett 1:01:45
External links
- Woobie Kupsky, Allison Arnold Win The 55th Waikiki Roughwater Swim
- 2026 Waikiki Roughwater Swim Results
- Swimmers Spend All Day In Ala Moana During Oahu’s Summer Solstice Swim
- Summer Soltice Swim Invites Swimmers to a Unique 13-hour Event on Oahu
- Quartet From Oahu Swim from Tahiti to Mo'orea and Around Bora Bora
- Quartet Rounds Rarotonga in the Cook Islands
