Back in April, West Seattleite Wayne Kinslow celebrated his 1,000th consecutive day of salt-water swimming, all but three off Alki. After 200 more days, he’s taking a break, starting today:
Thanks to Southwest Seattle Historical Society executive director Clay Eals for sharing his video from Wayne’s final day of the streak on Friday – he’s documented Wayne’s achievements on the SWSHS website (after all, it’s now part of West Seattle history!).
Congratulations, Wayne, have fun traveling.
The last time I swam off Alki a few years ago, I was stung by a jellyfish. I’ve been chicken to go back in since then, but it looks so great. Maybe I’m making a big deal over nothing. I would be curious to hear from Wayne his experiences with jellyfish, has he been stung, how many encounters on average over the 1,200 days, tips for avoiding/treating stings, and any other interesting encounters he has had with wildlife or other experiences he’s had while swimming daily in Puget Sound.
there’s lots of beautiful waters of the world to explore now—–congrats on your accomplishment! enjoy whatever comes next.
Wayne, I’ll miss seeing you out there. Perhaps you can take up running with some of us old farts; this time of year it’s like swimming, but with shoes on.
I’ll miss the Johnny Weissmuller of Alki. Wayne has real tenacity.
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