Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
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Triple Crown crossings
The Triple Crown is a recognition of the World Open Water Swimming Association to swimmers who have completed the following three tests of long-distance swimming:[1]
- The English Channel, of 33.7 km located between France and England,
- The Catalina Channel, of 32.5 km located between California and Catalina Island,
- Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, a 48.5 km circumnavigation of the island of Manhattan.
More than 130 swimmers have earned this distinction.[1]
Double Triple Crown
The double Triple Crown is the distinction granted by the World Association of Open Water to swimmers who perform the Triple Crown twice. The Mexican Antonio Argüelles was the first swimmer to win the award making his first Triple Crown in 1999 and the second in 2009.
The swimmers who have earned the distinction of Double Triple Crown of swimming are:[1][2][3][4]
Swimmer | Country | First Triple Crown | Second Triple Crown |
---|---|---|---|
Antonio Argüelles | ![]() |
1999 | 2009 |
Tina Neill | ![]() |
2008 | 2012 |
Penny Palfrey | ![]() |
2010 | 2015 |
Elizabeth Fry | ![]() |
2009 | 2016 |
References
- ^ a b c World Open Water Swimming Association (2010). "Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming List". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Open Water Swimming (13 March 2013). "Double The Trouble, But Twice As Nice". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Openwaterpedia (11 April 2016). "Elizabeth Fry". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ mauprieto in Open Water Swimming (23 August 2016). "Nora Toledano and Liz Fry - Triple Crowns". Retrieved 26 August 2016.