Every year the OCC Swimming Committee invites members to log their swimming miles, from either pool or ocean in quarter-mile segments. On the day of the Castle Swim, swimmers who reach certain milestones are honored with plaques to denote their accomplishments.
The ultimate award was to be the Transpac Award for swimming 2,225 miles which is the equivalent of swimming from Honolulu to San Francisco. Nearly a dozen members have been awarded the Transpac Award since it was started in 1975.
That goal has long been exceeded by a number of members, including Bonnie Eyre, who reached the 10,000 mile mark in 2012. That is the distance of a round trip between San Francisco and Honolulu, twice. Bonnie began keeping track of her miles in 1985 and hit 3,000 miles in 1989, 5,000 miles in 1993, 7,000 miles in 2001 and 8,000 miles in 2004. She swims daily for several hours in the ocean in front of the Club and has made friends with a number of the reef fish and turtles that inhabit the area.
Others who have earned mileage awards are:
10,000 Miles
Bonnie Eyre 2012
4,000 Miles
Bonnie Eyre 1991
Carin Rapson 1997
3,000 Miles
Ian Emberson 1985
Bonnie Eyre 1989
Jim Anderson 1990
Carin Rapson 1992
Jake Updegrove 1993
Laurie Foster 2006
Transpac Award (2,225 Miles)
Ian Emberson 1984
Bonnie Eyre 1985
Carin Rapson 1985
Jake Updegrove 1985
Frank Walton 1985
Jim Anderson 1991
Antoinette Young 1997
Elizabeth Lacy 2001
Laurie Foster 2005
1000 Miles
Jake Updegrove 1981
Frank Walton 1981
Ian Emberson 1981
Jim Anderson 1985
Missy Mowat 1987
Antoinette Young 1987
Tim Guard 1989
Pam Zak 1989
Aileen Soule 1991
Jan Newhart 1993
George Crandlemire 1993
Elizabeth Lacy 1997