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Monica Bender

American open water swimmer from San Pedro, California who completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (Catalina Channel 2012, English Channel 2015, Manhattan 20 Bridges 2019).

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Sep 8, 2026

I HEART MOORESVILLE

I HEART MOORESVILLE

Joined by Linda Wahlberg & Monica Bender

Sep 8 · 42m

Linda WahlbergGUEST

15:01

want to take that and ask? Sure.

Monica BenderGUEST

15:03

Yeah, just a little plug.

Monica BenderGUEST

15:05

Since we are looking for volunteers, I was a table sponsor, not sponsor, a table host last year.

Monica BenderGUEST

15:11

So it is just an event where we bring people together to have a meal and conversation.

Monica BenderGUEST

15:16

And the power of we, we are all the same, whether we have different thoughts, beliefs, whatever.

Monica BenderGUEST

15:22

We're all the same, and we all are part of Mooresville and Iredell County.

Monica BenderGUEST

15:26

So, yeah, it's a meal, a delicious meal, and fun.

Linda WahlbergGUEST

18:48

Hopefully, I'll get my wish.

Aug 27 · 55m

VickiHOST

49:35

Out of the three swims, which is the Manhattan, the English Channel, and Catalina, which was your favorite swim?

Monica BenderGUEST

49:43

My favorite one was Catalina, uh, just 'cause it was, it's my hometown.

Monica BenderGUEST

49:48

It's the channel that I grew up, I grew up on.

Monica BenderGUEST

49:51

And then my whole family was on that swim, so it was my brother.

Monica BenderGUEST

49:56

My dad was manning the boat for me.

Monica BenderGUEST

49:58

My best friend was in a kayak.

Monica BenderGUEST

50:00

My sister's husband swam it a week before I did, and then he was on a kayak.

VickiHOST

51:04

So what, what are gonna be the highlights of this swim for me, do you think?