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Jim Foti Athletic Biography

Updated July 3, 2019

Birth Date:  December 05, 1966          Height: 5’ 8”          Weight:  158 pounds

Athletic Accomplishments

Outrigger Canoe Paddling

OC-6 - Distance

HAWAII

Molokai Hoe Open Division

1st Place: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2005
2nd Place: 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003
3rd Place:  1991, 2008
4th Place: 1990, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2011
5th Place: 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009, 2014
6th Place:  1989, 2007
8th Place:  2013
11th Place: 2015
14th Place: 2012
20th Place: 2010
26th Place: 1986

Molokai Hoe Masters 50 Division

3rd Place. 36th overall. 2017

Molokai Hoe Koa Division

2nd Place. 26th overall. 2019

Queen Liliokalani – Kona Race

1st Place: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005
3rd Place: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2010
4th Place: Open Unlimited 2016

AUSTRALIA

Hamilton Cup

1st Place: 1996
3rd Place: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2005

CALIFORNIA

Catalina Channel

1st  Place: 1992, 2001
2nd  Place: 1993, 2002

NEW YORK

Liberty Cup

1sPlace: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

TAHITI

Hawaiki Nui Va'a

7th Place: 2000
4th Place: 2001 (first place 3rd leg)
6th Place: 2007
6th Place: 2013 – Coach

OC-6 - Sprints

Hawaii State Championships

Age Group

1st Place: Boys 14 1981, Boys 16 1982,

Senior Men (Open)

1st Place: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,  1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2015

2nd Place: 1990, 2001
3rd Place: 2006 

40's

1st Place: 2018, 2019

Walter J. McFarlane Race – July 04 – Waikiki

Senior Men

1st Place:  1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015
*2007 awarded 1st Place career steering wins – 53 total as of 2006

Hamilton Island – Australia

Hamilton Cup

1st Place: 1995, 1996, 2005
3rd Place: 1990, 1991, 1992

World Sprints

1st Place: 2004
2nd Place: 1994, 1998, 2006

OC-1 Distance

Kaiwi Challenge Relay

1st Place: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
2nd Place: 1999, 2000
3rd Place: 1994

Catalina Challenge Relay

1st Place: 1998, 2001
3rd Place: 2007

Poai Puni Series

1st Place: 1996

Queen Liliokalani – Kona

1st Place: 1994

Hamilton Cup – Australia

1st Place: 1996
2nd Place: 1995 

Super Aito – Tahiti

4th Place: 1995

VII Periplo di Bergeggi – Savona, Italy

2nd Place: 2000

OC-1 Sprints

Hamilton Cup – Australia

2nd Place: 1996

VII Periplo di Bergeggi – Savona, Italy

1st Place: 2000 

Stand-up Paddling

29th Place Battle of the Paddle – Waikiki 2010

6th (2nd 80-99) Place Molokai to Oahu Relay - 2011, 2015

17th Place Quicksilver Paddlefest Surfvivor race 2012

2016 Molokai to Oahu (M2O) 3-person relay

Maui Jim Waterman's Series

2nd Place 2019

3rd Place 2016, 2017, 2018

4th Place 2013, 2014

5th Place 2015

Maui Jim Ocean Shootout

2nd Place 50 division 2017

Soccer 

Since 1974 with AYSO in Hawaii

HYSA Champions 1983 and 1984 – Komets

Hawaii High School State Champions 1984 – Kalaheo High School

University of Colorado Big 8 club soccer – 1984 & 1985

Hawaii Men’s Open League Champions 1990, 1991, 1992, (Night League), 2004 (MISO)

MISO Men’s Master (35+) League Champions Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall2015, Spring 2016

Coaching

Paddling

1986 - Present: Outrigger canoe paddling coach for Lanikai Canoe Club. Youth, adults, male and female

2009 - 2015: Head Coach for Pogue Sports OC-Camps

2016 - Present: Head Coach for Foti Bros. Hawaii Canoe Camps

2014 - Present: Private paddling clinics and personal instruction

Soccer

1992 - 1995 Lanikai Tuesday open men

2006 - 2010 Broozers 35+ Coed

2008 - 2013: AYSO youth from U6 - U10

2014 - 2017 Le Jardine Soccer Academy – Assistant coach for U10 and U12

Interests

Ocean Sports, Soccer, Traveling, Reading, Family, Cooking, Eating

Academic

Bachelor of Arts - Economics Degree, University of Colorado 1989.  

Kalaheo High School 1984

Coaching References

Paco Saavadera – Le Jardin Soccer Acadamy Director: 808 371-4139

Roger Thomas – Current Coach of Lanikai Tuesday 35+. 808 222-4961

Dave Trifonovitch – Head Soccer Coach Punahou High School Jack Sullivan – Legend coach and personal soccer mentor since 1975

Susan Smith – Mother of a Le Jardin soccer pupil: 808

Gina Morse – Mother of a soccer pupil from AYSO and Le Jardin

Alika Kaaua – Soccer friend since 1983: 808 217-2768

Peter Binney – Friend since 1968. 808 349-7457

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