Bender Memorial Marathon Swim

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim route
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)

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2015 Sep 4

Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2015
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 John Kenny Male 34-35 02:50:19
2 Ivan Puskovitch Male 14-15 02:50:20
3 Gus Anderson Male 03:10:07
4 Jeremy Howard Male 03:20:05
5 Olivia Stewart Female 03:38:44
6 Laura Kenny Female 32-33 03:49:07
7 Erica Flickinger Female 37-38 04:00:56
8 Brad Kirschner Male 41 04:03:52
9 Caroline Stein Female 04:24:03
10 Sean McCann Male 04:25:30
11 Marty Munson Female 04:26:03
12 Laura Picardo Female 26 04:50:50
13 Leonard Jansen Male 60 05:10:32
14 Nabil Radouane Male 38 05:26:08

2016 Sep 2

Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2016
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Robert Breitel Male 03:37:07
2 Paula Miller Female 43-44 04:20:45
3 Joanne Colvin Female 53-54 04:45:33
4 Nabil Radouane Male 39 05:26:19
5 Diane McManus Female 65 07:53:54

2017 Sep 1

Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2017
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Ivan Puskovitch Male 16-17 03:11:22
2 Samuel Smiddy Male 22-23 03:14:39
3 Alison Hayden Female 03:25:09
4 Rachel Spaulding Female 03:39:24
5 Robert Breitel Male 03:50:01
6 Shannon Mulcahy Female 03:59:25
7 Abigail Fairman Female 40 04:01:12
8 Rosemary Merkel Female 33-34 04:30:47
9 Eric Schall Male 56 04:36:45
10 Paula Miller Female 44-45 04:39:09
11 Mary Stella Female 40 04:45:14
12 Sean McCann Male 04:58:36
13 Sandra Ford Female 41 05:03:28
14 Marty Munson Female 05:05:26
15 Leonard Jansen Male 62 05:27:25
16 Tiffany McQueen Female 45 05:42:11
17 Susan Ludwig Female 06:43:58
18 Rick Springer Male 07:43:16

2018 Aug 31

Schuylkill River 10km course (10 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2018
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Shawn Santo Male 30-31 03:01:00
2 Jeanne DeBonis Female 53 03:12:06
3 Paula Miller Female 45-46 03:22:10
4 Michael Smith Male 03:23:13
5 Eric Schall Male 57 03:25:09
6 Rosemary Merkel Female 34-35 03:31:54
7 Mark Mershon Male 63 04:29:20
8 Mary Stella Female 41 04:37:17
9 Preston Lewis Male 55-56 06:42:19

2019 Aug 30

Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2019
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Laurie Wei Female 25 03:48:19
2 Max Adams Male 49-50 04:07:13
3 April Warrick Female 04:14:23
4 Mark Begley Male 53-54 04:16:24
5 Ruth Gilgenbach Female 35 04:18:01
6 Kari Andreasen Female 43 04:18:38
7 Paula Miller Female 46-47 04:19:04
8 Hannah Plimpton Female 34 04:23:18
9 Christopher Garvin Male 04:27:01
10 Dana Page Female 58 04:45:58
11 Rosemary Merkel Female 35-36 05:01:31
12 Samantha Bermudez Female 27-28 05:14:38
13 Bridget Simpson Female 51 05:23:34
14 Carolyn Joniak Female 06:00:48

2020 Aug 28

Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2020
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Stephanie Saucy Female 57 03:43:30
2 Robert Breitel Male 03:44:35
3 Brad Kirschner Male 46 03:55:55
4 Kari Andreasen Female 44 04:15:37
5 Ruth Gilgenbach Female 36 04:34:17
6 Susan Bowman Female 63-64 05:52:45
7 Diane McManus Female 69 07:46:50

2022 Sep 2

Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2022 - 12.9 km
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Emily Watts Female 55 03:42:43
2 Brett Montich Male 44-45 03:46:14
3 Peter Shauger Male 50-51 03:49:46
4 Erica Mertz Female 38 03:51:00
5 Kimberly Plewa Female 39 04:05:39
6 Bill Conn Male 47-48 04:07:54
7 Samantha Snukis Female 04:11:23
8 Paula Miller Female 49-50 04:14:47

Schuylkill River 15km course (15 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2022 - 15 km
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Stephen Rouch Male 42 03:54:51
2 Laurie Wei Female 28 04:31:15
3 Kari Andreasen Female 46 04:38:53
4 Andrew Wallace Male 56 04:59:38
5 Ruth Gilgenbach Female 38 05:07:08
6 Mary Stella Female 45 05:16:37
7 Eric Schall Male 61 05:19:51

Schuylkill River 6 mile course (9.7 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2022 - 9.7 km
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Carolyn Joniak Female 04:36:14
2 Diane McManus Female 71 05:06:01

2023 Sep 1

Schuylkill River 6 mile course (9.7 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2023 - 9.7 km
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Laurie Wei Female 29 02:49:37
2 Lelané Rossouw-Bancroft Female 46 03:11:18
3 Timothy Ryan Male 03:15:43
4 John Shoen Male 46 03:50:59
5 Quinton Meil Male 30 03:54:17

Schuylkill River 15km course (15 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2023 - 15 km
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Mason Beck Male 25 03:28:43
2 Stephen Rouch Male 43 03:47:54
3 Brett Montich Male 45 04:16:15
4 Kari Andreasen Female 47 04:31:41
5 Daniel Allen Male 61 04:43:58
6 Janice Burton Female 59 05:21:52
7 Mary Stella Female 46 05:22:45
8 Bob Unger Male 66 05:41:13

Schuylkill River 8 mile course (12.9 km)

Bender Memorial Marathon Swim results - 2023 - 12.9 km
Place Name Gender Age Nation Time
1 Peter Shauger Male 51 03:48:53
2 Bill Conn Male 48 03:52:12
3 John Devine Male 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."

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