Good Things Come In Threes In The Open Water Swimming World

Lynton Mortensen of Australia [shown above] started something interesting in March 2020 when he became the first person to achieve the Australian Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.

Australian Triple Crown:

• 25 km Port to Pub Ultra Marathon from Fremantle to Rottnest Island in Western Australia
• 34 km The Big Swim - Derwent River Marathon in Tasmania
• 27 km Palm Beach to Shelley Beach Marathon Swim in New South Wales

He had also previously completed both the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. For good measure, Mortensen also completed the Oceans Seven and was named one of the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men.

Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming:

• 33.5 km English Channel crossing from England to France
• 32.3 km Catalina Channel crossing in Southern California
• 45.9 km 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island in New York City

Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming:

The Frosted Triple Crown is a completion of both the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and an Ice Mile, demonstrating both endurance in swimming marathon distances and extreme cold water swimming.

Other marathon swimmers soon followed in the wake that Mortensen pioneered in the open water swimming world:

Melanie Holland of England achieved the Australian Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, and the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
Abigail Fairman of the USA achieved both the Australian Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
Bob Tarr of Australia achieved both the Australian Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
Ross Youngman of Australia [shown below] achieved both the Australian Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
Emma Radford of Australia achieved both the Australian Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.

The Australian Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming is managed by the Australian Long Distance Swimming Federation and Honor Organization of both the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. There have been 27 swimmers to date who have achieved the Australian Triple Crown:

1. Lynton Mortensen (Australia) in March 2020
2. Anna Strachan (Australia) in February 2021
3. Brenda Norman (Australia) in March 2021
4. Emma Radford (Australia) in March 2021
5. Richard Jones (Australia) in March 2021
6. Ross Youngman (Australia) in April 2021
7. Luke Richards (Australia) in April 2021
8. Jonathan Wall (Australia) in April 2021
9. Julie Boxsell (Australia) in April 2021
10. Felicity Harrison (Australia) in February 2022
11. Victor Pineiro (Argentina) in March 2022
12. Tara Grout (Australia) in March 2022
13. Mark Robson (Australia) in April 2022
14. Zen Durbidge (Australia) in November 2022
15. James Clothier (Australia) in November 2022
16. Bob Tarr (Australia) in March 2023
17. Nicky Mackenzie (Australia) in March 2023
18. Ben Humphreys (Australia) in March 2023
19. Greg Woodward (Australia) in March 2023
20. Michael Pranckl (Austria) in March 2023
21. Paul Stravato (Australia) in March 2023
22. Melanie Holland (England) in March 2023
23. Marcus Payne (Australia) in March 2023
24. Abigail Fairman (USA) in March 2023
25. Sharon Young (Australia) in March 2023
26. Katya Noble (Australia) in March 2023
27. Eric Bateman (Australia) in March 2023

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