Tracy Knight
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Tracy Knight swimming in Lago Caburgua in Pucón, Chile
Catalina by Knight team with swimmer Tracy Knight, Abigail Fairman, Michael Dolence, Marcy Downing Bearden, Dan Simonelli, Ryland Sutton with CCSF observers Bob Needham and Marc Horwitz
Tracy Knight is a 53-year-old American open water swimmer and former collegiate swimmer from Indianapolis, Indiana.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- On 12 August 2025, she completed a 40 km cross-border marathon swim In Search of Memphre in 13 hours 27 minutes at the age of 53, piloted by Vera Rivard and Phil White and crewed with Stephen Rouch and Janine Serell with support from Darcie DeBlois-Rivard, Kathleene Marcil, Margaret Rivard, Geneve Channell, and Peter Channell.
- On 21 December 2023, she completed the first known marathon swim along an 8-mile route in Lago Caburgua in Pucón, Chile in 4 hours 17 minutes in 64°F water in view of the Volcanes de Caburgua, a group formed by six pyroclastic cones located at the southern tip of the lake.
- She was a guest of Shannon House Keegan's Marathon Swim Stories.
- She competed in the 2021 127.8 km Conquering the Beast circumnavigation swim in Flathead Lake, Montana.
- She finished 9th in the 57.2 km END-WET from North Dakota to Minnesota, escorted by Steve Gruenwald, 15 hours 30 minutes on 21 June 2021.
- She completed the 17 km Portland Bridge Swim in Oregon.
- She competed in the Big Shoulders 5k in Chicago, Illinois.
- She competed in the 4.4-mile Great Chesapeake Bay Swim.
- She competed in the Swim the Suck in Tennessee.
- She competed in the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona.
- On 17 August 2022, she completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California in a 12 hour 0 minute 44 second crossing entitled Catalina by Knight.
Marathon Swim Stories
External links
- Chris Cook, Isabella Johnson Capture SCAR Buckles
- Chris Cook Goes 3 for 3, Winning A Beautiful Day On Apache
- SCAR Day 2: Chris Cook Retains Leads After Canyon. Linda Clarke, Albie Ashbrook, and Amy Meskill Very Close Heading to Apache
- Chris Cook Is Back At SCAR, Setting The Pace Across Saguaro
- That Others May Live – 5 Special PJs at the 2026 SCAR Swim Challenge
- Line Them Up For The 2026 SCAR Swim Challenge
- That Others May Live – 5 Special PJs at the 2026 SCAR Swim Challenge
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Phil White In Search of Memphre under Fair and Foul Conditions
- Get Them While They Are Still Available - A Limited Number of Swimmer Scout Slots In Search of Memphre
- Tracy Knight Explores Lago Caburgua Amid Chilean Volcanoes
- Stephen Key Forges An Iron Mask Swimmer
- Taking KAATSU To The Extreme - WOWSA
- Taking KAATSU To The Extreme - KAATSU blog
- SCAR Swim: A Logistical Nightmare Is A Dream Come True
- SCAR Swim: Day 4 Across Roosevelt Lake
- SCAR Swim: Day 3 on Apache Lake
- SCAR Swim – T Minus 1
- SCAR Swim – T Minus 2
- Shannon Keegan Talks With SCAR Swimmers
- 2022 SCAR Swim Psych Sheets Posted
- Steve Sutton's Pool at Zuma Beach
- Michael Rice to Defend His SCAR Title Against Some Fast, Fast People in Arizona
- The History of Swimming 4 Long Days In SCAR
- Michael Rice, Ned Denison Discuss The SCAR Swim Challenge On WOWSA Live
- Lake Monster Gives Water Temps Across USA
- Jamie Tout DEFCON Training
- S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge
- Sarah Thomas Wins 2021 END WET, the Guest Takes the Title
- Mighty Swim The Mighty
- Flathead Lake Open Water Virtual Triple Crown
- Shannon House Keegan Talks Marathon Swimming Stories
- Marathon Swim Stories
- Open Water Swimming