Bear Lake Swimming Federation



1. To promote interest in Catalina Channel Swimming.
3. To promote the safety and welfare of the swimmer.
5. To gather and preserve historical Catalina Channel Swimming data.







Heidelweiss said...

I think the most important thing would be to have very qualified pilots and a trained observer from the Federation. I don't know how to go about getting in touch with people who really KNOW Bear Lake and who could or would pilot a swimmer for an endless number of hours. I could contact Mike Oram who is an English Channel pilot and ask him what to look for in potential pilots. Maybe (he scares me a tiny bit and might cyber yell at me ;)). I know I wouldn't want to do a crossing unless I had a pilot I really trusted. I have lots of other thoughts but it would be like writing an essay so I'll shut up now.

Unknown said...

Great Idea! Would love to try the swim one day. Would be no help as I don't have any experience. Someone mentioned writing your name on a wall or something but what about get a local restaurant in town to give us a wall were we could post a picture of all the successful crossings and facts. Plus for the restaurant as they would get plenty of business from people stopping by to check stats. Kind of like a hangout for the federation.

Josh said...

Yeah it would definitely be cool to have a "hang out" spot for swimmers and a place to post pictures and information about the swim. It's been about a year or so since I've been up there, but there are a few little places that would seem to make good candidates.

Will said...

Congrats to James. Have swimmers used established locations as start and end points? I suggest Rendezvous Beach on the south and North Park Boat Ramp; dry land to dry land.

Josh said...

Will - I agree. There should be established start and stop points. I am familiar with Rendezvous Beach but not with North Park Boat Ramp.