Swims
Major Open Water Swims
Tsugaru Strait 21 miles Honshu Island to Hokkaido Island, Japan 2018 Solo: 10 hours, 11 minutes Tampa Bay 24 miles 2018 Solo: 11 hours, 19 minutes On New Year's Eve North Channel 21 miles Ireland to Scotland 2018 Solo: 15 hours, 3 minutes Water Temperature: 53F/12C English Channel 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 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim 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 Catalina Channel 21 miles 2005 Solo: 8 hours, 56 minutes In tandem with 2 other solo swimmers World's Fastest Cumulative Time for Triple Crown English Channel, Catalina Channel, Manhattan Island 24 hours, 37 minutes World's 2nd Fastest Cumulative Time for Grand Slam English Channel, Catalina Channel, Manhattan Island, Tampa Bay 35 hours, 56 seconds Chicago Skyline Swim 26 miles Juneway Beach to Calumet Harbor 2008 Solo: 12 hours, 49 minutes World’s fastest time ever and first women to complete this swim In tandem with 2 other solo swimmers Santa Barbara Channel 12 miles Anacapa section 2011 Solo: 6 hours, 0 minutes In tandem with 1 other solo swimmer Lake Tahoe Length Swim 21.4 miles 2017 Solo: 11 hours, 25 minutes Swim Across the Long Island Sound 17 miles 2017 Solo: 9 hours, 26 minutes First Solo finisher in Annual Race Key West, Florida 12 miles 1997 Solo: 4 hours, 43 minutes, 8 seconds 5th woman overall Candlewood Lake, Connecticut 10.5 miles 1991: 4 hours, 47 minutes, 27 seconds 1992: 4 hours, 55 minutes, 27 seconds 1993 4 hours, 44 minutes, 12 seconds Bermuda Swim 10 Km 1999: 2 hours, 32 minutes, 28 seconds 4th overall, 1st woman, course record Boston Light Swim 10 miles 2002: 2 hours, 47 minutes 1st overall International Swimming Hall of Fame Multiple Certificates of Recognition |