2024

THE 11th ANNUAL grey liston swim WAS HELD ON MAY 18 AND was swum south-to-north (Crystal PIER >>> Johnnie Mercer’s PIER).

congratulations to overall winners Grady Gospodarek (34:56.6) and Karsen Pena (37:31.7).

2024 FULL EVENT PHOTO GALLERY CAN BE FOUND HERE. PHOTO CREDIT Gary Quesenberry PHOTOGRAPHY. Gary is an event and portrait photographer from Raleigh & Wilmington, NC capturing Surfing, Fitness, Competition, Beach Life. Contact him VIa Instagram or gmques@yahoo.com. Feel free to use any pix but please tag @garyqphoto.

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2023

THE 10th ANNUAL grey liston swim WAS HELD ON MAY 20 AND was swum North-to-South (Johnnie Mercer’s PIER >>> Crystal PIER).

congratulations to overall winners matthew Marsteiner (32:08) and marisa white (35:47).

2023 FULL EVENT PHOTO GALLERY CAN BE FOUND HERE. PHOTO CREDIT Gary Quesenberry PHOTOGRAPHY. Gary is an event and portrait photographer from Raleigh & Wilmington, NC capturing Surfing, Fitness, Competition, Beach Life. Contact him VIa Instagram or gmques@yahoo.com

overall race results

2022

THE 9th ANNUAL grey liston swim WAS HELD ON MAY 21 AND was swum south-to-north (Crystal PIER >>> Johnnie Mercer’s PIER).

congratulations to overall winners matthew Marsteiner (32:21) and marisa white (35:18).

2022 full event photo gallery can be found here. Photo credit tom hanna photography.

overall race results

2021

THE 8th ANNUAL grey liston swim WAS HELD ON MAY 22 AND was swum NoRTh-to-South (Johnnie Mercer’s PIER >>> Crystal PIER).

congratulations to overall winners sam marsteiner (34:03) and kate pottle (35:30).

2021 full event photo gallery can be found here. Photo credit tom hanna photography.

2020

THE 7th ANNUAL grey liston swim was held anywhere and everywhere! participants completed their swims in North carolina, oregon, georgia, virginia, maryland, indiana and more! for the few who met in wrightsville beach on the morning of the swim’s originally planned date, the direction was south-to-north (Crystal pier >>> johnnie mercer’s pier).

Since conditions differed in each swimming location, there was no official winner for the 2020 swim.

2019

THE 6th ANNUAL grey liston swim WAS HELD ON MAY 18 AND was swum south-to-north (CRYSTAL PIER >>> JOHNNIE MERCER'S PIER).

congratulations to overall winners austin winchester (34:22) and kate pottle (37:02).

2019 full event photo gallery can be found here. Photo credit tom hanna photography.

2018

THE 5th ANNUAL grey liston swim WAS HELD ON MAY 19 AND for the second year-in-a-row the race held south-to-north (CRYSTAL PIER >>> JOHNNIE MERCER'S PIER). swimmers braved the toughest conditions yet with weather and surf. 

JARED CARTER, for the 4th year, was the overall champion in a row IN A TIME OF 30:32.

the WOMEN'S winner WAS kate pottle in A TIME OF 34:37.

EVENT PHOTOS can be found ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

A FULL EVENT PHOTO GALLERY IS POSTED HERE

2017

THE 4th ANNUAL grey liston swim WAS HELD ON MAY 20 AND was the first time we swam south-to-north (CRYSTAL PIER >>> JOHNNIE MERCER'S PIER).

JARED CARTER was our overall champion for the 3rd year in a row IN A TIME OF 30:40.

WOMEN'S CHAMPION WAS amanda ray in A TIME OF 33:33.

2016

THE 3rd ANNUAL grey liston swim WAS HELD ON MAY 21 AND ran NORTH-TO-SOUTH (JOHNNIE MERCER'S PIER >>> CRYSTAL PIER).

MEN'S CHAMPION WAS once again JARED CARTER WHO FINISHED IN A TIME OF 36:14.

WOMEN'S CHAMPION WAS Sarah Pileck who finished 2nd overall in A TIME OF 37:43.

EVENT PHOTOS can be found ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

2015

THE 2nd ANNUAL GREY LISTON MEMORIAL SWIM WAS HELD ON MAY 16TH AND Ran NORTH-TO-SOUTH (JOHNNIE MERCER'S PIER >>> CRYSTAL PIER). WATER TEMP WAS 70 DEGREES.

MEN'S CHAMPION WAS 12 year old Jared Carter of Cary, NC WHO FINISHED IN A TIME OF 34:03.

WOMEN'S CHAMPION WAS 12 year old Amanda Ray of Raleigh, NC With a time of 36:01.

EVENT PHOTOS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

2014

THE 1st ever GREY LISTON MEMORIAL SWIM was held ON MAY 17TH and ran NORTH-TO-SOUTH (JOHNNIE MERCER'S PIER >>> CRYSTAL PIER). WATER TEMP WAS 70 DEGREES.

MEN'S CHAMPION WAS SEAN RUTTKAY WHO FINISHED IN A TIME OF 35:09.

WOMEN'S CHAMPION WAS DANI STEIN WHO SWAM A 37:15 WHICH WAS GOOD FOR 5TH PLACE OVERALL.

EVENT photos can be found on our Facebook page.