Swimmers from the Outrigger Canoe Club and the Waikiki Swim Club gathered on the beach before the start of the 2-mile open ocean swim.
1996 OCC Invitational Swim
The first three finishers were Ted Sheppard, Jon Steiner and Bruce Sloan. Sheppard won the 40-49 Division, Steiner the 30-39
Division and Sloan was second in the 40-49 division. They finished within a minute of each other.
1996 OCC Invitational Swim
Swimming the short 1-mile course for swimmers 50 and over were Vic Hemmy Jr., Arnold Lum and Ray Robinson.