Open Water Swimming News & Views

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 ...

For certain, Abigail Fairman gets things down effectively and efficiently. Last month, the Southern California resident headed to Australia to take on the challenge of completing the Australian 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 . The marathon swimming series requires of a solo, non-assisted completion of the following three swims: • 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 • 24 km Palm Beach to Shelley Beach Marathon Swim in New South Wales Fairman started her journey in Australia 34 km down the Derwent River in Tasmania on March 5th. 8 hours 35 minutes later, she had the first swim of the Triple Crown of Australia finishe...