Swims 

Major Open Water Swims

English Channel                                             38 km/23.69 miles 
England to France
1994 Solo: 9 hours, 44 minutes
1998 Relay: 11 hours, 4 minutes
2001 2-way Relay: 18 hours, 48 minutes 
2003 2-way Relay: 20 hours, 18 minutes
1994, 1996, & 1998: Crewed for successful crossings

Catalina Channel                                            34 km/21 miles
2005 Solo: 8 hours, 56 minutes
Island to Mainland
In tandem with 2 other solo swimmers
Completion of Triple Crown Series: 17th Person
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​Manhattan Island Marathon Swim             45 km/28 ½ miles
1991: Solo, 5th overall in Race, 1st female. 7 hours, 29 minutes, 35 seconds
1995: Solo, 2nd overall in Race, 2nd female. 8 hours, 3 minutes, 19 seconds
1996: Solo. Established Women’s American Record 5 hours, 57 minutes, 53 seconds
Relays 
1990 Mixed M/F: 6 hours, 33 minutes, 40 seconds World Record
1993 Women’s:    7 hours, 0 minutes, 45 seconds World Record

North Channel                                               34 km/21 miles
Northern Ireland to Scotland
2018 Solo: 15 hours, 3 minutes 
Water Temperature: 53F/12C

Tsugaru Strait                                                 34 km/21 miles
Honshu Island to Hokkaido Island, Japan
2018 Solo: 10 hours, 11 minutes

Moloka'i-Ka'iwi Channel                               45 km/28.5 miles
Moloka'i to O'ahu
2022 Solo: 17 hours, 45 minutes 

Cook Strait                                                         23 km/14 miles
North Island to South Island, New Zealand
2023 Solo: 11 hours, 54 minutes 

Strait of Gibraltar                                             14.4 km/9 miles
North to South - Spain to Morocco
2025 Solo: 11 hours, 54 minutes 
Completion of Oceans Seven Series
1st Mother-Daughter Crossing, with Julia Cleveland Green

Oceans Seven: 36th Person
Completed 20 May 2025.
Oldest Woman (60.8 years.)
Longest Span (11,253 days; 30 years, 9 months, 23 days), until June 2025. 

World's Fastest Cumulative Time for Triple Crown 
Held 2005 to 2024 (6,887 days: 18 years, 10 months, 8 days)
English Channel, Catalina Channel, Manhattan Island
24 hours, 37 minutes

World's 2nd Fastest Cumulative Time for Grand Slam, to date 
English Channel, Catalina Channel, Manhattan Island, Tampa Bay
35 hours, 56 seconds

Lake Tahoe Length Swim                                34.5 km/21.4 miles
2017 Solo: 11 hours, 25 minutes

Chicago Skyline Swim                                   42 km/26 miles
Juneway Beach to Calumet Harbor
2008 Solo: 12 hours, 49 minutes
First women to complete this swim.
In tandem with 2 other solo swimmers

Tampa Bay                                                      39 km/24 miles
2018 Solo: 11 hours, 19 minutes
On New Year's Eve
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Swim Across the Long Island Sound             27 km/17 miles
2017 Solo: 9 hours, 26 minutes 
First Solo finisher in Annual Race

Northwestern to Northwestern Swim        19.9 km/12.5 miles
Lake Michigan: Lighthouse Beach, Evanston to Ohio Street Beach, Chicago
2022 Solo: 7 hours, 36 minutes 

Santa Barbara Channel                                  19 km/12 miles
Anacapa section
2011 Solo: 6 hours, 0 minutes
In tandem with 1 other solo swimmer

Öresund Sound Swim                                     13 km/8 miles
Denmark to Sweden
2025: 7 hours, 59 minutes

Key West, Florida                                             19 km/12 miles
1997 Solo: 4 hours, 43 minutes, 8 seconds
5th woman overall
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Boston Light Swim                                            13 km/8 miles
2002: 2 hours, 47 minutes          
​1st overall

Bermuda Swim                                                10 km/6.2 miles
1999:  2 hours, 32 minutes, 28 seconds
4th overall, 1st woman, course record

Candlewood Lake, Connecticut                    17 km/10.5 miles
1991: 4 hours, 47 minutes, 27 seconds
1992: 4 hours, 55 minutes, 27 seconds
1993 4 hours, 44 minutes, 12 seconds

Ice Mile                                                         1.6 km/1 mile
Gillson Beach, Wilmette, Illinois, USA
2020 Solo: 33 minutes, 06 seconds
Water Temp: 3.67C, 38.6F 
IISA #381, 6 December 2020



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