The Lair of Legends
IOSIA LEAU
Samoa Swim year, 1988 UPSV1 Swim age, 26 yrs Distance, 19kms (Tafua headland finish) Time, 5:00:00 (unofficial) |
MIKE COCHRANE
Auckland Swim Year, Aug 2015 UPSV2 Swim age, 33yrs Distance, 22.3 km Time, 8:01:22 Swim captain, Seti Afoa |
ROSIE SHARMAN
Auckland Swim year, Aug 2015 UPSV3 Age at Swim date, 32 Distance, 22.3 kms Time, 8:30:33 Swim captain, Scott Rowlands |
PHILLIP RYAN
Auckland Swim year, April 2016 - 1st UPSV4 Age at Swim date, 25 Distance, 22.3kms Time, 5:03:55 (COURSE RECORD OVERALL) Swim capt., Judith Wright |
ABBY ARMSTRONG
Hamilton, New Zealand Swim year, April 2016 UPSV5 Age at Swim date, 28 yrs Distance, 22.3 km (Abby registered 27 kms) Time, 6:30:09 (COURSE RECORD - WOMEN) Swim captain, Pat Gallagher |
BRONWEN BURMESTER
Whangamata, New Zealand Swim year, April 2016 UPSV7 Age at Swim date, 60 yrs Distance, 22.3 km Time, 8:05:12 Swim captain, Moss Burmester |
KATE SINCLAIR
Lennox Head, New South Wales Swim year, April 2016 UPSV8 Age at Swim date, 37 yrs Distance, 22.3km Time, 8:15:24 Swim captain, Kate's mum Dr. Katrina Sinclair |
TODD PRITCHARD
Auckland, NZ Swim year, April 2016 UPSV9 Age at Swim date, 49 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 8:25:33 Actual distance, 25.40kms Swim captain, Rosie Sharman |
SITIVI SO'OA'EMALELAGI
Samoa UPSV10 Swim year, April 2017 Age at Swim date, 16 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 5:37:24 Swim capt., Mailata Iosia Leau Position in 2017 Race, 1st overall Youngest Person to Swim Apolima Strait (now gone to Noelani Day 14yrs, 2018) Second fastest race time |
PAUL FELTOE
New Plymouth, NZL UPSV11 Swim year, April 2017 Age at Swim date, 43 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 6:48:10 Position in 2017 Race, 2nd overall Swim capt., Jim Radcliffe |
CHRISTINA HARRIS
Nelson, NZL UPSV12 Swim year, April 2017 Age at Swim date, 53 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 6:53:11 Position in 2017 Race, 1st Female 3rd overall Swim capt., Roger Matheson |
TONY McLEAN
Papamoa, NZL UPSV13 Swim year, April 2017 Age at Swim date, 47 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 7:18:38 Position in 2017 Race, 4th overall Swim capt., John Emmett |
ROBIN RASMUSSEN ROSE
Aptos, CA., USA UPSV14 Swim year, April 2017 Age at Swim date, 56 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 8:31:55 Position in 2017 Race, 5th Swim capt., Jim Rasmussen Record, 1st American woman to reach Savaii |
TIFFANY McQUEEN
Helendale, CA., USA UPSV14 Swim year, April 2017 Age at Swim date, 44 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 9:35:00 Position in 2017 Race, 6th Swim capt., John McQueen Record, second American woman to reach Savaii |
DR. Bronwyn Copeland
Tauranga, NZL UPSV15 Swim year, April 2018 Age at Swim date, 40 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Recorded distance, 26km Time, 7:30:34 Position in 2018 Race, 1st Overall Swim capt., Village Copeland Boat, Aupa'au Tofa Record, 1st Overall in 2018 |
ANDREW CAVE
Auckland, NZL UPSV16 Swim year, April 2018 Age at Swim date, 47 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 7:36:00 Position in 2018 Race, 1st Male Swim capt., David Ryan / Delwyn Armstrong Kayaker, Jon Cameron Boat, Sialaoa Sialaoa Record, 1st Male |
NOELANI DAY
TONGA UPSV17 Swim year, April 2018 Age at Swim date, 14 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 8:11:12 Position in 2018 Race, 3rd overall; 2nd Female Kayaker & Swim capt., Vila Day Boat, Samuela Va'i Record 1st Tongan Swimmer; Youngest Person to Swim the Strait |
DR. DAVID EDGAR
Blenheim, NZL UPSV18 Swim year, April 2018 Age at Swim date, 46 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 8:12:10 Position in 2018 Race, 4th overall; 2nd Male Swim capt., Karen Whitteker Boat, Mafutaga Futi |
ALICE SAGAR
Wellington, NZL UPSV19 Swim year, April 2018 Age at Swim date, 37 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 8:14:24 Position in 2018 Race, 3rd Female Swim capt., Daryl Baker Boat, Lei'ataua Tausisi |
JACQUES DE REUCK
Auckland, NZL UPSV20 Swim year, April 2018 Age at Swim date, 66 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 10:45:00 Position in 2018 Race, 3rd Male Swim capt., Mark Gillon Kayaker, Philip Smith Boat, Aupa'au Samuela Record Oldest Person to Swim Apolima Strait |
SU DENT
Nelson, NZL UPSV21 Swim year, April 2018 Age at Swim date, 47 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 11:10:00 Position in 2018 Race, 7th Kayaker & Swim capt., Jane Alloway |
KEVIN POLLMAN
Minnesota, USA UPSV21 Swim year, 28 March 2019 Age at Swim date, 38 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 6:17:15 Position in 2019 Race, 1st Swim capt., Katie Dwyer |
JEAN-LUC BOULANGER
France UPSV23 Swim year, 2019 - 28 March Age at Swim date, 58 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 8:42:41 Position in 2019 Race, 2nd Swim capt/kayaker: Aukusitino Konesitino |
MARK GILLON
Auckland, NZL UPSV24 Swim year, 2019 - 28 March Age at Swim date, 59 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 12:29:28 Position in 2019 Race, 3rd Swim capt: Jacques de Reuck |
DR. LINDA COLLARD
Wellington, NZL UPSV25 Swim year, 2019 - 28 March Age at Swim date, 55 yrs Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 13:21:29 Position in 2019 Race, 4th 1st Female Swim capt/kayaker: Claire Bentley |
RUTH MARINOSA
Spain UPSV26 Swim year, 2023- 7 August Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 7:15:30 Position in 2023 Race, 1st 1st Female Observer - Fonofili Aukuso |
DR. JESSICA CAMPBELL
United Kingdom UPSV27 Swim year, 2023- 7 August Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 7:19:30 Position in 2023 Race, 2nd Observer - Ponesi Agavao |
SAMUEL MUIR-JAMES
Aotearoa New Zealand / Westport UPSV28 Swim year, 2023- 7 August Age at Swim date 36 Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 7:20:20 Position in 2023 Race, 3rd Observer - Fonofili Faiumu |
MELISSA DONALDSON
Australia UPSV29 Swim year, 2023- 7 August Age at Swim date 55 Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 8:33:18 Position in 2023 Race, 4th Observer - Taupa'ū Afioa'e |
Ivan Polyntcev
Russia UPSV30 Swim year, 2024- 8 July Age at Swim date 24 Official Distance, 22.3km Time, 6:40:00 Position in 2024 - Solo Observer - Taupa'ū Afioa'e |