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The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of three historically important swims: 20 Bridges Swim (formerly known as Manhattan Island Swim), a 48.5 km circumnavigation of Manhattan Island, New York City. As of December 2023, 331 swimmers had earned this distinction. [1]
Nyad became a world-renowned swimmer in the 1970s, and made headlines in 1975 at age 25 for setting a world record by swimming around the island of Manhattan in less than eight hours — beating ...
Website. www.diananyad.com. Diana Nyad / ˈnaɪˌæd / (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. [ 2 ] Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan (28 mi or 45 km) in record time, and in 1979 when she swam from Bimini, The Bahamas, to Juno ...
Marathon swimming is a class of open water swimming defined by long distances, at least 10 kilometers (6.21 mi). Unlike marathon foot-races which have a specifically defined distance, marathon swims vary in distance. However, one commonly used minimum definition is 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), the distance of the marathon swimming event at the ...
New Netflix film tells the incredible story of Diana Nyad’s quest to swim 110 miles over open water without the use of a shark cage
Skip Storch. David "Skip" Storch (born c. 1957) is an American swimmer. On August 29, 2007, 50-year-old Storch swam a record-breaking 85.5 miles unassisted continuous triple lap swim around Manhattan Island, completing the swim in 32 hours and 52 minutes, [1] breaking two recognized records and qualifying him for an ESPN ESPY Award.
Susie Maroney. Susan Jean Maroney OAM (born 15 November 1974) is an Australian former marathon swimmer. [1] In 1997, aged 22, Maroney was the first woman and second person to swim the 180 km (110 mi) Florida Straits from Cuba to the United States with a shark cage. In 1998 she swam a record 197 km (122 mi) from Mexico to Cuba, covering the ...
Michelle Davidson (swimmer) Michelle Davidson (born 1970), is a U.S. Masters Swimmer and a long distance, open water swimmer. She is one of only 84 swimmers in the world who have ever accomplished the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, which includes crossing the English Channel and Catalina Channel, and circumnavigating Manhattan Island.