Mike Spalding
Mike Spalding (born 1948) is a marathon swimmer, and one of only two people to have swum all nine channels of the main Hawaiian Islands.[1] He lives on Maui.
Accomplishments
All were solo swims except for the Kaieiewaho Channel, which was a six-person relay. They were accomplished in the following order.
- Auau Channel, August 15, 1983, Lanai to Maui (8.2 miles), 6:13
- Pailolo Channel, November 30, 1990, Maui to Molokai (8.5 miles), 4:47
- Alalakeiki Channel, April 14, 2001, Maui to Kahoolawe (7.5 miles), 3:30
- Kaulakahi Channel, July 20, 2003, Kauai to Niihau (17 miles), 10:45
- Kealaikahiki Channel, September 11, 2005, Kahoolawe to Lanai (18.5 miles), 11:53
- Kalohi Channel, August 5, 2007, Molokai to Lanai (9.3 miles), 6:47
- Kaiwi Channel, September 20, 2007, Molokai to Oahu (26 miles), 15:15
- Kaieiewaho Channel, November 20, 2010, Oahu to Kauai (72-mile relay), 47:55
- Alenuihaha Channel, February 27, 2011, Hawaii to Maui (30 miles), 19:46