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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
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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 

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