Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming

English Channel
Catalina Channel
Manhattan Island
Triple Crown crossings

The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of three historically important swims:

  1. The English Channel, 33.7 km between France and England
  2. The Catalina Channel, 32.5 km between Catalina Island and the California mainland
  3. Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, a 48.5 km circumnavigation of Manhattan Island, New York City.

As of March 2017, 145 swimmers have earned this distinction.[1]

Double Triple Crown

Swimmers who have completed two swims each of the English Channel, Catalina, and Manhattan are said to have achieved the Double Triple Crown. The Mexican Antonio Argüelles was the first swimmer to achieve this, his first Triple Crown in 1999 and the second in 2009.

Swimmers who have achieved the Double Triple Crown are:[2][3]

SwimmerCountryFirst Triple CrownSecond Triple Crown
Antonio ArgüellesMexico19992009
Tina NeillUnited States20082012
Penny PalfreyAustralia20102015
Elizabeth FryUnited States20092016

References

  1. ↑ Marathon Swimmers Federation (2017). "Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming List". Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ↑ World Open Water Swimming Association (2010). "Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming List". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Open Water Swimming (13 March 2013). "Double The Trouble, But Twice As Nice". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.