Relay Recap

Two great stories on Marcia in Barrington and New Trier magazines.

Real Swimmers Swim Naked Are you a Real Swimmer? A purist who loves to swim without any aides? If so, you’re eligible for a t-shirt depicting this honor. To order your light blue t-shirt emblazoned across the chest with Real Swimmers Swim Naked please send your size (M/L/XL) and $20 check, payable to “Marcia Cleveland” to Marcia Cleveland 915 Pine Tree Lane, Winnetka, IL 60093

Good Luck with your REAL swimming!

Are you a USMS Long Distance Postal National Championship Swimmer ? If so, you’re eligible for a t-shirt depicting this honor. Please send your size (M/L/XL) and $20 check, payable to “Marcia Cleveland” to Marcia Cleveland, 915 Pine Tree Lane, Winnetka, IL 60093 Good Luck with your swimming! (click on the image to see it bigger)

We started at 2:30am, leaving from Shakespeare Beach in Dover and landed about 1/2 mile west of the lighthouse at Cap Gris Nez in France. The swim order was

Ken Conover M49 USA,
David Quartermain M35 UK,
Marcia Cleveland F34 USA,
Carolyn Jaenisch F39 USA,
Joanna Marks F14 UK,
Robert Makatura M36 USA.

The first 3 swimmers swam in the dark ("no worries") and all of us except for the 14 year-old Joanna (a real cutie pie) got seasick due to the nonstop rocking of the boat ("no mercy"). Robert earned the Mother Theresa award for his ability to take care of all of us "fish feeders". (He held on until after we finished the swim.) And Mark Green earned the Father of the Year award for taking care of Julia for a week while I pursued my foolish endeavors.

No sooner had our boat docked back in Dover than Robert, Carolyn, and I were off again, to crew a solo swim for Kathleen Hynes who swam the Channel on August 29 in 11 hours, 59 minutes. The three of us also paced her at various spots during her swim. Fortunately, the seas were flat calm for her solo swim and she cranked the whole way towards France.

It was a great time but I needed a few weeks to recover!

Best Fishes,

Marcia