Triple crown (swimming)

English Channel
Catalina Channel
Manhattan Island
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]

  1. The English Channel, of 33.7 km located between France and England,
  2. The Catalina Channel, of 32.5 km located between California and Catalina Island,
  3. 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 Mexico 1999 2009
Tina Neill United States 2008 2012
Penny Palfrey Australia 2010 2015
Elizabeth Fry United States 2009 2016

References

  1. 1 2 3 World Open Water Swimming Association (2010). "Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming List". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Open Water Swimming (13 March 2013). "Double The Trouble, But Twice As Nice". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Openwaterpedia (11 April 2016). "Elizabeth Fry". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ↑ mauprieto in Open Water Swimming (23 August 2016). "Nora Toledano and Liz Fry - Triple Crowns". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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