Change Your Latitude Draws Swimmers From Near and Far

A total of 89 swimmers participated in the annual Baranof Barracudas Change Your Latitude open water swim race on Sunday.

Swimmers came from as far away as Hawaii for the annual fundraiser for the local swim club, with about half from Alaska and Sitka.

A story will appear in the Sentinel later this week; results are below for the top three finishers in each category. A few of the events had no entries, and the most popular distance by far was the 3k, with 47 swimmers with and without wetsuits. An estimated 73% of swimmers were women; and 27% were men.

Results

10K Men’s Wetsuit

1. Rupert Gorycki 2:43:12

2. Lucas Opgenorth 2:52:54

3. Devon Calvin 3:08:15

10K Men’s Skins

1. Leif. Oines 2:56:43
   

10K Women Wesuit

1. Tori Shoemaker 2:21:54

1. Singe Johannes 2:54:17

2. Lila Johnson 3:09:22

10K Women Skins

1. Olivia Pfeifer 2:50:22

2. Marcella MacDonald 3:02:53

3. Gillian Salton 3:13:48

6K Men Wetsuit

1. Kris Calvin 1:44:18

2. Tony van Buuren 2:04:02

3. Luke van Buuren 2:07:32

6K Women Wetsuit

1. Mary Wood 2:00:04

6K Women Skins

1. Jordan Iverson 1:53:58

2. Rachel Fox 1:58:12

3. Holly Donnelly 2:09:39

3K Men Wetsuit

1. Zachary Martens 44:48

2. Phin Edwards 45:11

3. Alec Kong 48:57

3K Women Wetsuit

1. Valerie Edwards 53:27

2. Abbey Cummings 56:26

3. Taryn Flemming 56:47

3K Women Skins

1. Marcy Michael 1:24:22

2. Nora Stewart 1:24:53

3. Laura Kochevar 1:26:16

1K Men Wetsuit

1. David Mulkey 19:23

2. James Lima 22:29

1k Women Wetsuit

1. Aela McCarthy 18:55

2. Jenny Lessner 20:16

3. Katy Ficarra 20:27

1K Women Skins

1. Sara Weizeorick 26:21