Evan Morrison - Marathon Swimmer

LongSwims Database - marathon swimming results, swimmer profiles, challenge list leaderboards, statistical analyses & insights.
MSF Documented Swims - documentation standards and platform for publishing and ratifying independent marathon swims.
Rules of Marathon Swimming - general rules for unassisted marathon swimming. Co-authored with Andrew Malinak, Elaine Howley, and Donal Buckley.
Marathon Swimmers Forum - online discussion community for marathon swimmers and aspiring marathon swimmers. Co-founded with Donal Buckley in 2012.
Global Marathon Swimming Awards - annually recognizing the most outstanding marathon swimming achievements and service contributions.
Classification and listing of marathon swimming world distance records. Co-developed with Elaine Howley, Andrew Malinak, David Barra, and Anthony McCarley.
track.rs - a real-time GPS tracking service for endurance sports.
Marathon swimming GPS Track Database.
Toughest Thirteen - extremely challenging swims for the advanced solo swimmer.
California Triple Crown - three historically iconic marathon swims in California. Co-developed with with Dave Van Mouwerik.

Marathon Swimmers Federation - dedicated to developing and promoting the sport of unassisted solo marathon swimming (ultra-swimming). Co-founder (2012).
Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association - president (2016-present) and board member (2011-present).
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame - Honor Administrator (2022) and selection panelist.

Cathy Delneo, Round-Trip Angel Island (2013)
Craig Lenning, Farallon Islands to Muir Beach (2014)
Joe Locke, Farallon Islands to Golden Gate Bridge (2014)
Dave Van Mouwerik, Estero Bay, Calfornia (2015)
Sarah Thomas, Lake Champlain (2017, world record - longest unassisted open-water swim)
Dave Van Mouwerik, Round-Trip Angel Island (2017)
Angel More, Lake Tahoe length (2018)
Angel More, Round-Trip Angel Island (2018)
Sarah Thomas, Round-Trip Angel Island (2019)
Robin Rasmussen Rose, Round-Trip Angel Island (2020)
Van Cornwell, Tomales Bay (2020)

Featured subject in Driven - a documentary film following three Santa Barbara Channel swimmers in 2012. Official selection of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
New York Times: Celebration Gives Way to Questions and Doubt After a Record Swim (Suzanne Sataline, 8 Sep 2013)
Swimming World: Morning Swim Show (Jeff Commings, 13 Sep 2013)
Associated Press: Australian finishes marathon swim in Bahamas (22 Oct 2014)
Mississippi Sports Law Review: Troubled Waters: Diana Nyad and the Birth of the Global Rules of Marathon Swimming (Hadar Aviram, 18 Sep 2014). PDF download
Immersion: Marathon swimming, embodiment and identity, by Karen Throsby. Manchester University Press (June 2016).
New York Magazine: The Obscure Ultra-Endurance Sport Women are Quietly Dominating (Melissa Dahl, 11 Sep 2016)
New York Times: Colorado woman swims nearly 82 miles, likely setting record (7 Oct 2016)
Financial Times: Sarah Thomas: The Woman who swam a Century (Tom Allan, 15 Dec 2017)
Financial Times: Ultra-swimmer Sarah Thomas aims to be first to cross Channel four times (Tom Allan, 6 Sep 2019)

evan (at) marathonswimmers (dot) org.