NAME: Kristiana Fox

HOMETOWN: Phoenix, AZ

BLS EXPERIENCE: Rookie

WHY BLS? America's first marathon swim & first lighthouse, looking forward to the ocean and cold water swim as prep for the English Channel next year.
My parents also spent a lot of time in Boston, attending graduate school and living there for 9 years before they moved to AZ and I was born.

WHO IS YOUR PILOT AND CREW? JB Lanza & Jim Kearney

WHERE ARE YOU SWIMMING FOR YOUR BLS TRAINING? Training for the English Channel (Aug. 2026)

SWIMMING FUN FACT: I love dressing up as a mermaid before swims!

ANYTHING ELSE? I enjoy playing water polo occasionally with my masters club team.