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 ...

American Gordon Gridley completed a 26-minute Ice Mile in December 2013 in the Great Salt Lake , Utah in 1.19°C water and 6°C air at 1,000 meters altitude in December 2013. A half year later, he conceived of the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (or FTC), a term reserved for individuals who complete both the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and an Ice Mile , demonstrating both endurance in swimming marathon distances and extreme cold water swimming. To date, the following individuals are Frosted Triple Crowners : 1. Craig Lenning (USA) achieved in July 2011 2. Elaine Kornbau Howley (USA) achieved in December 2012 3. Ned Denison (Ireland) achieved in February 2013 4. Gordon Gridley (USA) - FTC achieved in June 2014 5. Ciaran Byrne (Ireland) achieved in July 2014 6. Colleen Blair (Scotland) achieved in February 2015 7. Jaimie Monahan (USA) achieved in March 2015 8. Helen Beveridge (Scotland) achieved in June 2015 9. Sarah Thomas (USA) achieved in...