Abigail Fairman Goes Down Under to Achieve An Epic Aussie Odyssey
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...