Results
The most accurate listing of Hawaiian channel swimmers
Successful channel crosses, HCSA approved alternative swims
Maui Nui Swim, Triple Maui Nui Swim, Island Circumnavigation
Kaiwi
ʻAuʻau Channel
ʻAuʻau Channel Double Cross
2014
Mark Williams
Steven Minaglia
2013
Meredith Novak
2008
Peter Attia
Kalohi Channel Double Cross
2013
Billy Brown
Alalakeiki Channel
Maui-Molokini-Maui
2024
Alaina Otterstrom
Steven Minaglia
Kevin Drake
Andrea Salmi
Laura Lipp
Sammy Larrazabal
Nicole Forelli
Matt Knight
Christopher Chuck
Jennifer Conway
Andrew Donaldson
Ryan Leong
Deb Merwick
Rachel Randall
Stefan Reinke
Hudson Slay
2023
Colby Dimsdale
Matt McGillicudy
Jess Hogg
Steven Minaglia
Aby Ortega
Niels Pantenburg
Melodee Liegl
Daniel Vanderhave
Ron Thompson
Alessandra Rossi Cima
2022
Steven Minaglia
Nicole Forelli
Joseph Locke
Laura Lipp
Maverick Donohue
Sammy Larrazabal
2021
Emma Radford
Evan Morrison
2020
Laura Lipp
Andrea Salmi
Matt Knight
Nicole Forelli
Mark Wussler
Kendra Bean
Pailolo Channel Double Cross
2013
Steven Minaglia
ʻAlenuihāhā
2011
Mike Spalding
2009
Linda Kaiser
Penny Palfrey
1970
Harry Huffaker
Kaulakahi Channel
Kealaikahiki Channel
2009
Quinn Carver
Bill Goding
2005
Linda Kaiser
Laurie Foster
Mike Spalding
Molokini Kealaikahiki Channel (Molokini to Lānaʻi)
2024
Terri Dietz
Jerelyn Watanabe
Kaiʻeiʻewaho Channel
Maui Nui SwimTM (ʻAu I Nā Mokupuni ʻEkolu)
- 3 Day, 3 Channel Challenge
- Triple Maui Nui Swim (Nā Kōwā ʻEkolu)
2019
Becca Mann
- Oʻahu Staged Circumnavigation
2022
Marek Lehocky
Steven Minaglia
Records- currently being compiled
Fastest
ʻAlenuihāhā
Hawaiʻi to Maui- Penny Palfrey (2009)- 14:51
ʻAuʻau
Lānaʻi to Maui- Jim Sorensen (2002)- 3:10
Maui to Lānaʻi- under evaluation
ʻAuʻau-ʻAuʻau
Maui to Lānaʻi to Maui- Peter Attia (2008)- 11:43
Lānaʻi to Maui to Lānaʻi- Steven Minaglia/Mark Williams (2014)- 10:33
ʻAuʻau-Pailolo
Lānaʻi to Maui to Molokaʻi- Harry Huffaker (1989)- 11:29
Kaiwi
Molokaʻi to Oʻahu- Attila Manyoki (2015)- 12:02
Oʻahu to Molokaʻi- Harry Huffaker (1972)- 16:15
Kalohi
Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi- Tina Neill/Forrest Nelson (2011)- 4:25
Lānaʻi to Molokaʻi- Billy Brown (2013)- 4:47
Kalohi-Kalohi
Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi to Molokaʻi- Billy Brown (2013)- 10:26
Kaulakahi
Kauaʻi to Niʻihau- Bill Goding/Tina Neill/Forrest Nelson (2012)- 9:25
Niʻihau to Kauaʻi- Matt McGillicuddy/Colby Dimsdale/Joe Guifoyle (2023)- 10:38
Maui-Around Molokini-Maui
Maui-Around Molokini-Maui Counter Clockwise- Alaina Otterstrom/Steven Minaglia/Kevin Drake/Andrea Salmi/Laura Lipp/Sammy Larrazabal/Nicole Forelli/Matt Knight (2024)- 3:51
Molokini Kealaikahiki
Molokini to Lānaʻi- Terri Dietz/Jerelyn Watanabe (2024)- 19:35
Pailolo
Maui to Molokaʻi- Jim Sorensen (2005)- 3:38
Molokaʻi to Maui- Billy Brown (2012)- 3:59
Pailolo-Pailolo
Maui to Molokaʻi to Maui- Steven Minaglia (2013)- 11:10
Pailolo-Kalohi-ʻAuʻau
Maui to Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi to Maui- Becca Mann (2019)- 20:53
*Speed records are meant to be broken: Alalakeiki and Kealaikahiki Channels are left off this list since they can no longer be crossed.
Firsts
Alalakeiki
Kahoʻolawe to Maui- Carl Kawauchi/Ulrich Klinke/Alton Motobu (1992)
Maui to Kahoʻolawe- Linda Kaiser/Laurie Foster/Mike Spalding (2001)
ʻAlenuihāhā
Hawaiʻi to Maui- Harry Huffaker (1970)
ʻAuʻau
Lānaʻi to Maui- Steve Bobko/Bill Goding/Archie Hapai/Richard Merritt/Gary Neimeyer/Doug Rice/Jim Roumasset (1977)
Maui to Lānaʻi- Jim Caldwell (1970）
ʻAuʻau-ʻAuʻau
Maui to Lānaʻi to Maui- Peter Attia (2008)
Lānaʻi to Maui to Lānaʻi- Meredith Novak (2013)
ʻAuʻau-Pailolo
Lānaʻi to Maui to Molokaʻi- Harry Huffaker (1989)
Kaiwi
Molokaʻi to Oʻahu- Keo Nakama (1961)
Oʻahu to Molokaʻi- Harry Huffaker (1972)
Kalohi
Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi- Harry Huffaker (1989)
Lānaʻi to Molokaʻi- Bob Justman (1978)
Kalohi-Kalohi
Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi to Molokaʻi- Billy Brown (2013)
Kaulakahi
Kauaʻi to Niʻihau- Tom Robinson (2003)
Niʻihau to Kauaʻi- Matt McGillicuddy/Colby Dimsdale/Joe Guifoyle (2023)
Kealaikahiki
Kahoʻolawe to Lānaʻi- Linda Kaiser/Laurie Foster/Mike Spalding (2005)
Maui-Around Molokini-Maui
Maui-Around Molokini-Maui Counter Clockwise- Andrea Salmi/Laura Lipp/Nicole Forelli/Kendra Bean/Mark Wussler/Matt Knight (2020)
Molokini Kealaikahiki
Molokini to Lānaʻi- Terri Dietz/Jerelyn Watanabe (2024)
Pailolo
Maui to Molokaʻi- Jim Caldwell (1973)
Molokaʻi to Maui- Carl Kawauchi (1993)
Pailolo-Pailolo
Maui to Molokaʻi to Maui- Steven Minaglia (2013)
Pailolo-Kalohi-ʻAuʻau
Maui to Molokaʻi to Lānaʻi to Maui- Becca Mann (2019)