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Accomplishments
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Male and Female Champions of GCBSs
(1982-2019) |
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There are
270 swimmers (3.6% of all finishers) who completed 10 or more GCBSs.
Upon the 10th completion, 15th completion, 20th completion, 25th
completion or 30th completion, swimmers receive special "longevity" awards from the Bay Swim
Director to commemorate their endurance and commitment to the
event. Information about these awards is available
here. |
| Some Individual Accomplishments |
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Name &
GCBS Years |
Most Wins |
Male: |
6 |
James H. Kegley
87-91, 94 |
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Female: |
3 |
Tiffany K. Sawin
99, 01, 02 |
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Female: |
3 |
Katie Fallon
14,
15,
17 |
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Most Finishes |
Male: |
35 |
Brian J. Earley*
82-91,
93-97,
99-03,
05-19 |
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Female: |
33 |
Maureen L. Rohrs
87-19 |
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* Earley, the Bay Swim founder, also finished a solo swim on June
14, 1992 (the day of the canceled Hanks event); Brian's name was inadvertently omitted
from the 1989 GCBS results. |
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Most Consecutive Finishes |
Male: |
29 |
David W. Brown
91-19 |
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Female: |
33 |
Maureen L. Rohrs
87-19 |
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Age |
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Oldest Finishers |
Male: |
82 |
Robert F. Benson
17 |
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Male: |
82 |
Edward Briggs
19
(2.2-miler) |
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Female: |
76 |
Jean
S. Ludtke
00 |
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Youngest Finishers** |
Male: |
12 |
Ian G. Holmes
89 |
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12 |
James Thomas
12 |
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12 |
Daniel Gyenis
13 |
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Female: |
12 |
Sara Owens
90 |
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12 |
Melissa Bence
90 |
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** In 1993, the GCBS
participant's minimum age requirement was increased to 15 years. Christopher Ritter won the Hanks-run Bay Swim in 1985 shortly after
turning 14. |
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