{"id":262336,"date":"2017-06-27T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=262336"},"modified":"2017-06-27T08:17:55","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T15:17:55","slug":"rebecca-nevitt-plans-english-channel-crossing-for-50th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rebecca-nevitt-plans-english-channel-crossing-for-50th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Nevitt Plans English Channel Crossing for 50th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Abby Bergman, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you head down to the beach in Santa Monica, California on any Sunday morning, you are likely to find <strong>Rebecca Nevitt<\/strong> training for her next cold-water marathon swim. Her bright pink cap is clearly visible in the blue water, often accompanied by other swimmers, who join her for short stretches of her long training swims. This summer, in celebration of her 50<sup>th<\/sup> year, Nevitt is taking on one of open water swimming\u2019s greatest challenges; a solo crossing of the English Channel.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/cspf.co.uk\/the-english-channel\" target=\"_blank\">English Channel\u00a0<\/a>is 21 miles across at its narrowest point and has historically taken\u00a0swimmers anywhere from just under<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/trent-grimsey-fastest-across-the-english-channel-announces-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\"> seven hours\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0to almost <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/sport\/olympics\/swimming\/7912831\/British-woman-is-slowest-person-to-swim-the-Channel.html\" target=\"_blank\">29 hours<\/a>\u00a0to cross. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/cspf.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation<\/a>, for\u00a0a crossing\u00a0to be officially ratified, a swimmer must wear a standard textile suit and one cap, not receive support at any time during the crossing, and clear the water at both the start and finish. To date, there have been 2,256 successful solo crossings of the English Channel.<\/p>\n<p>An experienced open-water swimmer, Nevitt has competed in many ocean races and has successfully completed some of the world\u2019s most challenging swims, including the Maui Channel in 2010, the Catalina Channel in 2014, and a circumnavigation of Manhattan in 2015. Nevitt was also a member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wellesley.edu\/news\/2017\/stories\/node\/119141#ZR77rVbfVvK1Gteb.97\" target=\"_blank\">first ever all-women\u2019s relay<\/a> to complete a double crossing of the Catalina Channel, while also breaking the women\u2019s record for a one-way relay.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_262343\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262343\" data-attachment-id=\"262343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rebecca-nevitt-plans-english-channel-crossing-for-50th-birthday\/rebecca-nevitt-open-water\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Rebecca-nevitt-open-water.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1307,732\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rebecca-nevitt-open-water\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rebecca-nevitt-open-water&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rebecca Nevitt trains along the coast in Santa Monica, CA. Photo Courtesy: Rebecca Nevitt&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Rebecca-nevitt-open-water-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Rebecca-nevitt-open-water-1024x574.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-262343\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Rebecca-nevitt-open-water-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca-nevitt-open-water\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-262343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Nevitt trains along the coast in Santa Monica, CA. Photo Courtesy: Rebecca Nevitt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nevitt got her start as a member of both the Lewiston YWCA Blue Sharks and the Lewiston Rec Weeeeeos AAU team, in her hometown of Lewiston, Maine and quickly fell in love with the sport, despite its short summer season. Her passion for the ocean was ignited at a young age, when her club coach would encourage the team to make all their times in practice by promising them a beach day in return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was 10 years old, he would also take the whole team across the lake in a row boat and have us swim back,\u201d Nevitt describes. \u201cYou were basically on your own, but he would row around and check on you.\u201d This type of training gave Nevitt confidence alone in open water from a very early age.<\/p>\n<p>She made the natural transition to swimming in high school and college, serving as team captain at both Exeter Academy and Wellesley College, where she represented the team at NCAA Nationals in 1988.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rebecca\u2019s greatest gift, then and now,&#8221; former Wellesley College coach <strong>Heather Barber<\/strong>\u00a0says, &#8220;is her ability to make those around her better. Put simply, she is a model of shared excellence.\u201d After taking a break from swimming following college, Nevitt dove back into the sport as a member of a Maui Channel relay in 1996. Participation in these relays inspired Nevitt to tackle the Maui Channel solo as her first real marathon swim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey said it was the roughest year ever.\u201d Nevitt explains, \u201cI had trained for a four-and-a-half-hour swim and it took me almost six-and-a-half-hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_262346\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262346\" data-attachment-id=\"262346\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rebecca-nevitt-plans-english-channel-crossing-for-50th-birthday\/rebecca-nevitt-catalina\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rebecca-nevitt-catalina.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,852\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rebecca-nevitt-catalina\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;rebecca-nevitt-catalina&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nevitt prepares for her Catalina Channel crossing. Photo Courtesy: Rebecca Nevitt&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rebecca-nevitt-catalina-640x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rebecca-nevitt-catalina.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-262346\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rebecca-nevitt-catalina-640x500.jpg\" alt=\"rebecca-nevitt-catalina\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-262346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nevitt prepares for her Catalina Channel crossing. Photo Courtesy: Rebecca Nevitt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nevitt is motivated by her love of the ocean and by the knowledge that swimming will help keep her healthy throughout life. \u201cThere was a woman who used to come to the pool when I was a lifeguard and she was 95 years old; the other lifeguards and I would say that someday we want to grow up to be like her,\u201d Nevitt recounts. \u201cShe was still swimming, she was 95, she was super fit and I wanted to grow up to be her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a working mother, Nevitt balances her commitment to her family and the demands of her sport. \u201cI\u2019m a parent, so I share mornings with my husband,\u201d Nevitt explains. \u201cI work out at the pool Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and in the summer, I swim in the ocean doing circuits on Wednesdays. I try to swim in the ocean on Sundays all year.\u201d By training in the ocean even during the winter, Nevitt is able to build up a tolerance to cold water.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_262347\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262347\" data-attachment-id=\"262347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rebecca-nevitt-plans-english-channel-crossing-for-50th-birthday\/rebecca-nevitt-seven-sis-relay\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rebecca-nevitt-seven-sis-relay.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4288,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1497718599&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rebecca-nevitt-seven-sis-relay\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;rebecca-nevitt-seven-sis-relay&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rebecca Nevitt climbs aboard the boat following the successful two way Catalina Channel relay. Photo Courtesy: Rebecca Nevitt&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rebecca-nevitt-seven-sis-relay-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rebecca-nevitt-seven-sis-relay-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-262347\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rebecca-nevitt-seven-sis-relay-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"rebecca-nevitt-seven-sis-relay\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-262347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Nevitt climbs aboard the boat following the successful two way Catalina Channel relay. Photo Courtesy: Rebecca Nevitt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Like many other marathon swimmers, Nevitt cannot remember when her English Channel dream began. She says that the idea was always in the back of her mind, but she didn\u2019t believe it could become a reality until recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have planned my route to the English Channel slowly,&#8221; Nevitt explains. &#8220;Partly because I have a family, by doing generally one long swim each year, and by starting with swims nearby while my son is young, and doing the more distant trips and harder swims as he gets older.\u201d Nevitt and her family will leave for England in just over a month, and it is likely she will add a successful English Channel Crossing to her already impressive resume.<\/p>\n<p><i>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Abby Bergman, Swimming World College Intern. 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