Member 2012–Present
USMS National Achievements and Volunteer Roles
USMS Long Distance All-Star: 1 Year (2019)
USMS All-American: 2 Years (2 Individual)
USMS Long Distance All-American: 1 Year (1 Individual)
USMS Top Ten Achievements: 91 Individual
Prior National Volunteer Roles: Long Distance Committee
USMS Awards & Certifications
2025 Dorothy Donnelly Service Award
2019 June Krauser Communications Award
Certified Coach – Levels 1, 2 & 3
Adult Learn to Swim Instructor
New England LMSC Leadership & Awards
Board Member: 2018–2025
Board Chair: 2021–2023
Communications Chair: 2018–2020
Awards & Recognition:
2025 Appreciation Award
2022 Frank Wuest Open Water Swimming Award
Open Water & Marathon Swimming
Solo Swims & Course Records:
2024: Around Nahant — 3:44:36 (Course Record)
2019: Double Boston Light Swim (16 miles) — 6:18:01 (Course Record) [1, 3]
USMS National Championships (2019):
All-Star Status: USMS Long Distance All-Star (F25–29)
Sprint Distance (1 Mile): Lake Willoughby — 9th Woman, 2nd in 25–29
Long Distance (5 Miles): Lake Willoughby — 10th Woman, 2nd in 25–29
Marathon Distance (10 km): Bridges to Bluffs (TN) — 10th Woman, 3rd in 25–29
Major Event Highlights:
Kingdom Swim (Border Buster & 10k):
2022: 6th overall, 4th woman (25km Border Buster)
2021: 1st overall, 1st woman (10km)
2018: 2nd overall, 1st woman (10km)
2017: 3rd overall, 2nd woman (10km)
2016: 5th overall, 2nd woman (10km)
Winter Swimming Festival:
2022: 1st overall (50m Freestyle)
Boston Light Swim:
2018: 4th overall, 1st woman
Swim with a Mission:
2019: 1st overall (10km)
Glen Lake Swim (2 Mile):
2023: 3rd overall woman
2021: 2nd overall woman
Charles River Swim (1 Mile):
2016: 1st overall
2015: 2nd overall
Other Open Water Podium Finishes:
2024: Champion of Champions (12 miles) – 1st overall
2024: Nubble Light Challenge – 3rd woman
2018: Nubble Light Challenge – 2nd woman
2017: Landshark 2-Mile Swim – 3rd woman
2016: Alcatraz Classic – 3rd woman
Alana is a longtime competitive swimmer from Massachusetts who has achieved substantial success in both pool and open water events, making significant contributions to local and national Masters and open water swimming communities.
Alana began swimming at age 10 with the Boys & Girls Club of Taunton. She competed for Taunton High School and later Worcester Polytechnic Institute (NCAA Divison III). Captain of the WPI team for two years, she held four individual and five relay school records upon graduation and won the Patricia A. Graham Sportsmanship Award, given to an outstanding senior woman athlete.
Alana transitioned to Masters Swimming after college, competing with Worcester Area Masters and Charles River Aquatic Masters before joining the Boston University Masters Swimming program. She started open water swimming after college through a brief stint in triathlon before diving into marathon distrances with a 10K swim in 2016.
A dedicated volunteer, Alana helps grow the sport in New England by serving as vice president and treasurer of the nonprofit, volunteer-run Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association. In these financial and business operations roles, she helps organize several annual events, including the flagship Boston Light Swim — an 8-mile race across Boston Harbor that was first staged in 1907.
Alana is also a USMS Level 3 coach, with more than eight years of coaching experience across WPI, WAM, CRM, and the Belmont Aquatic and Commonwealth Swimming age-group teams.
Professionally, Alana works as a data analyst. She and her husband recently welcomed their first child, a daughter. Outside of swimming and motherhood, she is a multi-instrumentalist who enjoys playing the trombone, guitar, piano, and ukulele. Her other personal interests include cycling, traveling, and walking her dog, Maple.