Bender Memorial Marathon Swim
Route | Swims | Fastest |
---|---|---|
Schuylkill River 8 mile course | 69 | John Kenny - 02:50:19 (2015) |
Schuylkill River 10km course | 9 | Shawn Santo - 03:01:00 (2018) |
Schuylkill River 6 mile course | 7 | Laurie Wei - 02:49:37 (2023) |
Schuylkill River 15km course | 15 | Mason Beck - 03:28:43 (2023) |
2015 Sep 4
Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Kenny | 34-35 | 02:50:19 | ||
2 | Ivan Puskovitch | 14-15 | 02:50:20 | ||
3 | Gus Anderson | 03:10:07 | |||
4 | Jeremy Howard | 03:20:05 | |||
5 | Olivia Stewart | 03:38:44 | |||
6 | Laura Kenny | 32-33 | 03:49:07 | ||
7 | Erica Flickinger | 37-38 | 04:00:56 | ||
8 | Brad Kirschner | 41 | 04:03:52 | ||
9 | Caroline Stein | 04:24:03 | |||
10 | Sean McCann | 04:25:30 | |||
11 | Marty Munson | 04:26:03 | |||
12 | Laura Picardo | 26 | 04:50:50 | ||
13 | Leonard Jansen | 60 | 05:10:32 | ||
14 | Nabil Radouane | 38 | 05:26:08 |
2016 Sep 2
Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robert Breitel | 03:37:07 | |||
2 | Paula Miller | 43-44 | 04:20:45 | ||
3 | Joanne Colvin | 53-54 | 04:45:33 | ||
4 | Nabil Radouane | 39 | 05:26:19 | ||
5 | Diane McManus | 65 | 07:53:54 |
2017 Sep 1
Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivan Puskovitch | 16-17 | 03:11:22 | ||
2 | Samuel Smiddy | 22-23 | 03:14:39 | ||
3 | Alison Hayden | 03:25:09 | |||
4 | Rachel Spaulding | 03:39:24 | |||
5 | Robert Breitel | 03:50:01 | |||
6 | Shannon Mulcahy | 03:59:25 | |||
7 | Abigail Fairman | 40 | 04:01:12 | ||
8 | Rosemary Merkel | 33-34 | 04:30:47 | ||
9 | Eric Schall | 56 | 04:36:45 | ||
10 | Paula Miller | 44-45 | 04:39:09 | ||
11 | Mary Stella | 40 | 04:45:14 | ||
12 | Sean McCann | 04:58:36 | |||
13 | Sandra Ford | 41 | 05:03:28 | ||
14 | Marty Munson | 05:05:26 | |||
15 | Leonard Jansen | 62 | 05:27:25 | ||
16 | Tiffany McQueen | 45 | 05:42:11 | ||
17 | Susan Ludwig | 06:43:58 | |||
18 | Rick Springer | 07:43:16 |
2018 Aug 31
Schuylkill River 10km course (10 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shawn Santo | 30-31 | 03:01:00 | ||
2 | Jeanne DeBonis | 53 | 03:12:06 | ||
3 | Paula Miller | 45-46 | 03:22:10 | ||
4 | Michael Smith | 03:23:13 | |||
5 | Eric Schall | 57 | 03:25:09 | ||
6 | Rosemary Merkel | 34-35 | 03:31:54 | ||
7 | Mark Mershon | 63 | 04:29:20 | ||
8 | Mary Stella | 41 | 04:37:17 | ||
9 | Preston Lewis | 55-56 | 06:42:19 |
2019 Aug 30
Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Laurie Wei | 25 | 03:48:19 | ||
2 | Max Adams | 49-50 | 04:07:13 | ||
3 | April Warrick | 04:14:23 | |||
4 | Mark Begley | 53-54 | 04:16:24 | ||
5 | Ruth Gilgenbach | 35 | 04:18:01 | ||
6 | Kari Andreasen | 43 | 04:18:38 | ||
7 | Paula Miller | 46-47 | 04:19:04 | ||
8 | Hannah Plimpton | 34 | 04:23:18 | ||
9 | Christopher Garvin | 04:27:01 | |||
10 | Dana Page | 58 | 04:45:58 | ||
11 | Rosemary Merkel | 35-36 | 05:01:31 | ||
12 | Samantha Bermudez | 27-28 | 05:14:38 | ||
13 | Bridget Simpson | 51 | 05:23:34 | ||
14 | Carolyn Joniak | 06:00:48 |
2020 Aug 28
Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephanie Saucy | 57 | 03:43:30 | ||
2 | Robert Breitel | 03:44:35 | |||
3 | Brad Kirschner | 46 | 03:55:55 | ||
4 | Kari Andreasen | 44 | 04:15:37 | ||
5 | Ruth Gilgenbach | 36 | 04:34:17 | ||
6 | Susan Bowman | 63-64 | 05:52:45 | ||
7 | Diane McManus | 69 | 07:46:50 |
2022 Sep 2
Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Emily Watts | 55 | 03:42:43 | ||
2 | Brett Montich | 44-45 | 03:46:14 | ||
3 | Peter Shauger | 50-51 | 03:49:46 | ||
4 | Erica Mertz | 38 | 03:51:00 | ||
5 | Kimberly Plewa | 39 | 04:05:39 | ||
6 | Bill Conn | 47-48 | 04:07:54 | ||
7 | Samantha Snukis | 04:11:23 | |||
8 | Paula Miller | 49-50 | 04:14:47 |
Schuylkill River 15km course (15 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephen Rouch | 42 | 03:54:51 | ||
2 | Laurie Wei | 28 | 04:31:15 | ||
3 | Kari Andreasen | 46 | 04:38:53 | ||
4 | Andrew Wallace | 56 | 04:59:38 | ||
5 | Ruth Gilgenbach | 38 | 05:07:08 | ||
6 | Mary Stella | 45 | 05:16:37 | ||
7 | Eric Schall | 61 | 05:19:51 |
Schuylkill River 6 mile course (9.7 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carolyn Joniak | 04:36:14 | |||
2 | Diane McManus | 71 | 05:06:01 |
2023 Sep 1
Schuylkill River 6 mile course (9.7 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Laurie Wei | 29 | 02:49:37 | ||
2 | Lelané Rossouw-Bancroft | 46 | 03:11:18 | ||
3 | Timothy Ryan | 03:15:43 | |||
4 | John Shoen | 46 | 03:50:59 | ||
5 | Quinton Meil | 30 | 03:54:17 |
Schuylkill River 15km course (15 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mason Beck | 25 | 03:28:43 | ||
2 | Stephen Rouch | 43 | 03:47:54 | ||
3 | Brett Montich | 45 | 04:16:15 | ||
4 | Kari Andreasen | 47 | 04:31:41 | ||
5 | Daniel Allen | 61 | 04:43:58 | ||
6 | Janice Burton | 59 | 05:21:52 | ||
7 | Mary Stella | 46 | 05:22:45 | ||
8 | Bob Unger | 66 | 05:41:13 |
Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)
Place | Name | Gender | Age | Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Shauger | 51 | 03:48:53 | ||
2 | Bill Conn | 48 | 03:52:12 | ||
3 | John Devine | 56 | 04:02:11 |
Reviews
Reviewer: Ruth Gilgenbach (August 2023)
Swam in 2022 (Finished). Entry fee: $120 USD
OVERALL: ★️★️★️★️★️
Organization: ★️★️★️★️★️
Route/Course: ★️★️★️★️✩️
Social Activities: ★️★️★️★️★️
Cost/Value: ★️★️★️★️★️
Comments: "Well-run swim, and a real value option for a race of this distance. Route is a loop swimming down- and then up-river, so the hardest part is at the end and can be challenging depending on flow rate. Water quality is as expected for a suburban river. Nice picnic after with burgers and beers. Perhaps the only downside is it's a bit of a schlep to the restrooms from the start/finish line."