Anchorage swimmer Jordan Iverson was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after crossing the English Channel last week to become the first known Alaskan to complete the Triple Crown of open-water marathon swimming.
Iverson has now swam the 20.5-mile English Channel, the 20-mile stretch between the California mainland and Catalina Island, and the 28.5-mile circumnavigation of Manhattan.
Her daylight swim from Dover to Cap Griz Nez took 10 hours, 17 minutes.
Once her Channel swim is certified, Iverson will join a group of about 340 people in the world who have conquered the Triple Crown marathon swim challenge since 1987.
Also receiving votes:
- Daniel Abramowitz and Rosie Fordham – Abramowitz and Fordham ran impressive times to win the 42nd Annual Midnight Sun Run Saturday night in Fairbanks.
- Caleb Helkenn – The Anchorage cyclist dominated the Kenai 250 mountain bike race, winning the self-supported event by more than six hours. Starting and ending in Hope, Helkenn traveled 255 miles on trails and roads throughout the Kenai to finish on Saturday in 29 hours, 16 minutes.
- Scott Patterson – The Anchorage mountain runner captured the overall victory in the Minotaur Skyrace in Crowsest Pass, Alberta. The race was the year’s eighth Skyrunner World Series race and went 20 miles with 9,500 feet of gain across three big climbs.
- Eli Taylor – The Fairbanks 49ers Legion baseball player won the Tony Gwynn Big Stick Award at the Denali State Bank Midnight Sun Tournament after furnishing a .667 batting average on 11-for-15 hitting in five games.
- Kingston Tosi – The basketball standout led Millenium High School from Phoenix, Arizona to the championship of the prestigious Section 7 Team Camp Tournament. A rising senior from Anchorage, Tosi scored 31 points to lead the Tigers over California’s Archbishop Riordan 72-58 in the title game.
- Obed Vargas – The 18 year-old soccer player from Anchorage feathered a terrific through pass in traffic to set up Jordan Morris’ goal in extra time and give the Seattle Sounders a 3-2 win over Dallas in Seattle.
Have a candidate in mind? Email us your nomination: info@alaskasportshall.org
