Penny Palfrey

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Penny Palfrey is one of the world's most adventurous and accomplished marathon swimmers, specializing in channel swims around the world.

She is a mother of three, a grandmother of one, and a 2010 inductee as an Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, originally from England with dual citizenship of Australia.

Formerly a world-class pool swimmer, Penny has reached her stride in channel swimming as she has set records in the Strait of Gibraltar, Molokai Channel (12 hours 7 minutes) and Santa Barbara Channel as well as completed swims in the Cook Strait, English Channel, Catalina Channel, Tsugaru Channel, Molokai Channel and various other swims from Lake Taupo in Australia to the Cayman Brac Channel in the Caribbean Sea. She is also attempting a 168-kilometer swim from Cuba to Florida in June 2012 without the aid of a shark cage.

She was nominated for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year and made worldwide news by completing the Bridging The Cayman Islands swim (see finish below):

Marathon Swimming Career

• Rottnest Channel in 2000 in 4:46 at the age of 37
• Rottnest Channel in 2001 in 4:36 at the age of 38
• Rottnest Channel in 2003 in 6:42 at the age of 40
• Rottnest Channel in 2004 in 5:12 at the age of 41
• Rottnest Channel in 2005 in 4:40 at the age of 42
• Rottnest Channel in 2006 in 5:52 at the age of 43
• English Channel (England-France) in 2006 in 9:16 at the age of 44
• Cook Strait (South Island-North Island) in 2006 in 8:26 at the age of 43
• Strait of Gibraltar (Spain–Morocco) in 2006 in 4:32 at the age of 43
• Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 2007 in 8:36 at the age of 44
• English Channel (England-France) in 2007 in 9:07 at the age of 45
• Freo to Rotto Big Splash in 2007 in 4:40 at the age of 44
• Rottnest Channel in 2008 in 5:24 at the age of 45
• Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 2008 in 7:35 at the age of 45
• Santa Barbara Channel (San Miguel-Mainland) in 2008, 45K in 11:29 at the age of 46
• Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in 2008 in 7:51 at the age of 45
• Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 2009 in 7:17 at the age of 46
• Maui Channel (Maui-Lanai) in 2009 in 4:31 at the age of 46
• Hawaii's Alenuihaha Channel (Hawaii-Maui) in 2009, 75K in 14:51 at the age of 46
• Santa Barbara Channel (Santa Barbara-Mainland) in 2009, 64K in 17:53 at the age of 47
• Strait of Gibraltar (Spain–Morocco-Spain) in 2010 in 8:27 (3:03 + 5:24) at the age of 47
• Rottnest Channel Swim in 2010 in 5:41 at the age of 47
• Catalina Channel (Catalina–Mainland) in 2010 in 10:36 and 13.5°C (56°F) at the age of 48
• Hawaii's Kaieiewaho Channel (Oahu-Kauai) in March, 2010 (halted due to Portuguese Man o' War)
• Hawaii's Kaieiewaho Channel (Oahu-Kauai) in November, 2010 (halted due to Portuguese Man o' War)
• Bridging The Cayman Islands in June 2011 in 40 hours 41 minutes
• Tsugaru Channel in Japan in September 2011
• Molokai Channel in Hawaii in November 2011 in 12 hours 7 minutes

External links

• Penny Palfrey on Open Water Wednesday
• Tackling The Caribbean Sea
• Australian Women Marathon Swimmers
• Finishing A 68-Mile Solo Swim
• Beautiful Blue Carpet For Penny Palfrey
• Penny and Chris Palfrey Marathon Swims
• Bridging The Cayman Islands
• Penny Palfrey Project (live on World Polio Day on 24 October 2011)
• Open Water Swimming website

Daily News of Open Water Swimming

• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/04/relentless-ups-and-downs-of-open-water.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/11/powerful-pugnacious-pacific-vs-penny.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/11/2010-world-open-water-swimming-woman-of.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/09/48-year-old-penny-palfrey-is-now-41.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/04/beauty-of-penny-palfreys-kaieiewaho.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/09/updated-hawaiian-island-channel-swimmer.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/10/losing-sleep-over-open-water-swimming.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/09/gutsy-gnarley-guargantuan-another.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/09/twice-pleasure-double-trouble.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/09/update-from-pacific-ocean.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/08/no-solo-marathon-swim-exceptions-even.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/07/perfect-balance-of-work-home-family-and.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/06/long-line-of-australian-champions-in.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/04/oh-that-hurts-but-smile-remains.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/04/valiant-effort-stopped-by-portuguese.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/04/somewhere-out-there-in-monstrous.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/04/marital-bliss-in-open-water.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/04/courage-character-commitment-100-penny.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/04/puppies-babies-and-night-shifts-pennys.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/03/penny-palfrey-entering-open-water-mosh.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/03/mountains-or-tropics-what-is-more.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/03/warm-waters-of-hawaii-vs-cold-waters-of.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/03/pulling-for-penny.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/03/from-oahu-to-kauai-with-june-louise.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2010/03/kaena-to-kauai-with-kozlovich.html
  
• http://www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/2009/12/first-caged-then-set-free.html
  
• World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year