![]() ![]() “We saw some sea lions jumping off the pier, and I was like, ‘Please don’t bite me.’ ” said Breed, of the sea life she witnessed.Īrnold said a sea lion jumped over her off the pier last year, so she kept her distance from the wooden structure this time around. The only pain she suffered this time was self-inflicted. In her record swim across Monterey Bay, Breed endured dozens of jellyfish stings. Santa Cruz 11-year-old Miles Wilson (32:44) was the youngest male, and Marin 13-year-old Esme Norton (24:52) was the youngest female. San Francisco’s Mary Cantini-Norkin, 79, held that distinction for the women and finished in 48:19. Union City’s Mike Laramie (36:27) was the old male competing, at 87. The event drew swimmers of all ages and sizes. Top local women were Danielle Becks (20:27), Tesla Profumo (20:33), and Cynthia Hertzer (21:56). The top local men were Chris Tainty (20:15), John Chapman (20:16) and Bryan McFarland (21:07). The top five finishers were the only swimmers to break 20 minutes.Īmong swimmers who used a wetsuit, Megan Baker (20:06) and Claudio Canizares (21:05) posted the fastest times. And Lars Schubert (18:34) of Los Gatos took fifth. The friends planned to ride bikes up Highway 1 to Pacifica following their team barbecue at the beach.įormer UC Santa Cruz athlete and San Francisco native Jack Calhoun (18:33), a two-time Santa Cruz Triathlon winner, took fourth. Breed, a Pleasanton native, competed for Cal’s swim team, while Arnold, a transplant from Dallas, competed for Stanford. The friendship and good natured rivalry between Breed and Arnold dates back to their teens. The top three finishers all compete for The Olympic Club in San Francisco. “To finish, have fun and enjoy some racing,” he said. San Francisco’s Joby Bernstein, a Larchmont, New York, native who competed for Dartmouth University, was the fastest male. She set the cumulative record for women, finishing in 13:00:58.6. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)īreed won the 40-mile SCAR swim series, a four-day event in Superstition Mountains, Arizona, on April 29. It’s a different kind of hard.” Catherine Breed, of Mill Valley, pops our of the surf in first place to win the Roughwater Swim around the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf on Saturday. Going for 17, 18 minutes, as fast as you can. “This was hard,” said Breed, comparing the race to her distance swims. ![]() Bruce have been accorded, and no public services will be held.SANTA CRUZ - The annual 1-mile Roughwater Swim around Santa Cruz Wharf was a sprint for Mill Valley’s Catherine Breed.īreed, a veteran open water swimmer who counts a record swim across Monterey Bay in 2020 among her many accomplishments, topped the field of 237 total athletes by completing the race from Main Beach to Cowell Beach in 18 minutes. In accordance with his wishes, cremation rites for Mr. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Phyllis J. (Bruce) Puleo of Brownstown, Illinois and brother, Philip Bruce and wife Juanita of Dix, Illinois. (Bruce) Greene and husband Marion of Alton, Illinois, and Wanda S. (Wagner) Bruce of Mesa, Arizona son, Steven Bruce and wife Susan of Omaha, Nebraska daughter, Christina Bruce of Lincoln, Nebraska two sisters, Wilma I. Upon discharge and seeking a law enforcement career, Byford first found employment with the Lincoln, Nebraska Police Department for five years, then spent twenty five years with the Lancaster County, Nebraska, Sheriff's Office, attaining the rank of Captain.īyford is survived by his wife, Elizabeth L. Vernon Township High School with the class of 1961, Byford enlisted in the United States Air Force, and served for 8 years as a Radio Intercept Operator. He was born September 17, 1943, in Dix, Illinois, the son of Harry W. Byford Harry Bruce, 79, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away at his home, on July 23, 2023, following a lengthy illness. ![]()
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