The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a

marathon swimming Marathon swimming is a class of open water swimming defined by long distances (at least ) and traditional rules based in English Channel swimming. Unlike marathon foot-races which have a specifically defined distance, ''marathon swims'' vary in ...

challenge consisting of three historically important swims: #The

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

, 33 km between France and England #The

Catalina Channel Santa Catalina Island ( xgf, Pimuu'nga or ; es, Isla Santa Catalina) is a rocky island off the coast of Southern California in the Gulf of Santa Catalina. The island name is often shortened to Catalina Island or just Catalina. The island is ...

, 32.5 km between Catalina Island and the California mainland #Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, a 48.5 km circumnavigation of

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

Island, New York City. As of August 2022, 269 swimmers had earned this distinction.

Double Triple Crown

Swimmers who have completed two swims each of the English Channel, Catalina, and Manhattan are said to have achieved the Double Triple Crown. The Mexican

Antonio Argüelles Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

was the first swimmer to achieve this, his first Triple Crown in 1999 and the second in 2009. Swimmers who have achieved the Double Triple Crown are:

References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite web, publisher=Marathon Swimmers Federation, website=LongSwims Database , title=Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming List , url=http://longswims.com/triple-crown , access-date=18 August 2022 Kept up to date. {{cite web, author=World Open Water Swimming Association , title=Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming List , url=http://www.triplecrownofopenwaterswimming.com/ , date=2010 , accessdate=26 August 2016 {{cite web, author=Open Water Swimming , title=Double The Trouble, But Twice As Nice , url=http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2013/03/double-trouble-but-twice-as-nice.html , date=13 March 2013 , accessdate=26 August 2016

External links

Channel Swimming Association

Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation

Catalina Channel Swimming Federation

New York Open Water