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Anthony McCarley's Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming certificate
Oliver Turner swimming near the finish of the 1994 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in Battery Park, Manhattan Island near the World Trade Center (1973-2001) as part of his Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
Jaimie Monahan's Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming certificate
Jim Clifford who completed the English Channel, Catalina Channel and Manhattan Island Marathon Swim to become the oldest person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming at the age of 63
Bill Shipp during his Catalina Channel crossing. Photo by Phil White, one of his crew members
Dr. Mark Smitherman completes the English Channel
Alison Streeter in the English Channel
Antonio Argüelles, two-time member
Nick Adams in the Catalina Channel
Dr. Karen Throsby completing the 2013 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
Jim Clifford and James Tout's Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming are nominated for the 2015 WOWSA Awards
Michael Hanisch, Rachael Elkaim, Dean Summers, Marty Filipowski, Australian athletes of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
Ned Denison's Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming certificate

noun - Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is the sport's equivalent of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. Members of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming has successfully completed three marathon swims: (1) 33.5 km across the English Channel between England and France, (2) 32.3 km across the Catalina Channel between Santa Catalina Island and the Southern California mainland in the United States, and (3) the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim or the 20 Bridges Circumnavigation Swim of Manhattan, a 45.9 km circumnavigation around Manhattan Island. The seventh day of the Cork Distance Week event includes the Triple Crown Dinner - which generally welcomes these swimmers/crews from around the world.

Spanish and Portuguese Language

It is known as the Triple Corona in Spanish. It is known as オープンウォータースイミング三冠 in Japanese. It is known as Tríplice Coroa in Portuguese.

Reverse Triple Crown

A Reverse Triple Crown is a Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming achievement where a swimmer completes a crossing of the English Channel from France to England, a crossing of the Catalina Channel from the mainland to Santa Catalina Island, and a counterclockwise circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island. These are opposite of the traditional courses in the English Channel, Catalina Channel, and Manhattan Island.

Reverse Double Triple

A Reverse Double Triple is a Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming achievement where a swimmer completes a crossing in both directions of the English Channel (both EF and FE) and the Catalina Channel (both MC and CM) as well as a circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in both directions (both clockwise and counterclockwise).

Relay Triple Crown

The Relay Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is an achievement by one individual who participates in 3 successful relays across the English Channel and Catalina Channel and around Manhattan Island.

Frozen Triple Crown

The Frozen Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is an achievement by one individual who completes a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel, a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel, a 45.9 km circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island, and an Ice Mile ratified by the International Ice Swimming Association.

Relay Triple Crown Achievement

Michelle White completed a Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming as a relay swimmer across the English Channel in 2012 + Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 2014 + Catalina Channel in 2015.

Original Triple Crown

The Original Triple Crown was defined as a solo unassisted crossing of the English Channel, North Channel and Bristol Channel in the United Kingdom. To date, there have only been two swimmers who have completed the Original Triple Crown: Ted Keenan and Kevin Murphy:

Cold Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming

The Cold Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a marathon swimming challenge of completing a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel between England and France, a 35 km crossing of the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland, and a 37 km crossing of Loch Ness in Scotland. Cold Triple Crown members include Kevin Murphy (England), Colleen Blair (Scotland), John Zemaitis (USA), Joe Zemaitis (USA), Pat Gallant-Charette (USA), and Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden) as of November 2019.

Double Triple Crown

American Courtney Moates Paulk became the first person in history to complete the Double Triple Crown, a two-way crossing of the English Channel and the Catalina Channel and a double circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island on 3 August 2021.

Honorific Titles

People who have completed the Triple Crown are known as Triple Crowners.

Double Triplers or Triple Doublers are individuals who have achieved two separate Triple Crowns of Open Water Swimming by completing at least two English Channel crossings, two Catalina Channel crossings, and two Manhattan Island Marathon Swims during the course of their career. As of July 2015, the members of this exclusive Triple Doubler club include Antonio Argüelles from Mexico (twice, in 1999 and 2009), Tina Neill from U.S.A. (twice, both in 2008 and 2012 in backstroke and freestyle), and Penny Palfrey from Australia (twice, both in 2010 and 2015).

Members of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming

This list is incomplete, but it was the original list that served to first promote the achievement. Marathon Swimmers Federation has the updated list.

The 292 members of this exclusive marathon swimming club include:

1. Alison Streeter, UK
2. Taranath Narayan Shenoy, India
3. Rick Barthels, USA
4. Dailza Damas Ribeiro, Brazil
5. Bob West, USA
6. Peter Urrea, USA
7. Carol Sing, USA
8. Antonio Argüelles, Mexico (twice, in 1999 and 2009)
9. T. Scott Coleman, USA
10. Nick Olmos-Lau, Mexico
11. Kevin Murphy, UK
12. Rebecca Jackman, USA
13. Kathleen Wilson, USA
14. David Blanke, USA
15. Marcia Cleveland, USA
16. Andrew Hewitt, USA
17. Bill Hoehn, USA
18. Sally Anne Minty-Gravett, Jersey Island, UK
19. James Pittar, Australia
20. Forrest Nelson, USA
21. Scott Richards, USA
22. Tina Neill, USA (twice, in 2005 and 2014, both backstroke and freestyle)
23. Andrew Alan Voisard, USA
24. Rendy Lynn Opdycke, USA [within 35 days]
25. Michelle Davidson, USA)
26. Nancy Steadman-Martin, USA
27. Erica Moffett, USA
28. Michael Miller, USA
29. Michelle Macy, USA
30. Elizabeth Fry, USA (twice, one standard in 2005 and one Reverse Triple Crown in 2016)
31. Tom Hecker, USA
32. Nick Adams, UK
33. Elaine Kornbau Howley, USA
34. Stephen Autry, USA
35. Anthony Zamora, USA
36. Jeffrey Cleveland, USA
37. Sakura Hingley, UK
38. Samantha Simon, USA
39. Craig Lenning, USA
40. Jim Barber, USA
41. Mallory Mead, USA
42. David Barra, USA
43. Penny Palfrey (Australia) (twice in 2010 and 2015)
44. Dan Richards, USA
45. Tobey-Anne Saracino, USA
46. Yesenia Cabrera Fuegos, Guatemala
47. Michael Renford, Australia
48. Mo Siegel, USA
49. Brad McVetta, USA
50. Jaime Caballero Echeverría, Spain
51. Darren Miller, USA
52. Davis Lee, Bahamas
53. Jim Fitzpatrick, USA
54. Miquel Suñer Comalat, Spain
55. Eddie Irwin, Ireland
56. Selina Moreno Pasagali, Spain
57. Katie Blair, USA
58. Hendrik Meerman, USA
59. Sarah Thomas, USA
60. Dan Boyle, USA
61. David Smith, USA
62. Barbara Held (USA)
63. Mariel Hawley Dávila, Mexico
64. Cindy Walsh, USA
65. Jaimie Monahan, USA
66. Ned Denison, Ireland
67. Roger Finch, South Africa
68. Gábor Molnár, Hungary
69. Lance Ogren, USA
70. Kathleen Dooley, USA
71. Marcy MacDonald, USA
72. Scott Lautman, USA
73. Thomas W. Kofler, Italy
74. Kent Nicholas, USA
75. Barbara Pellick, Australia
76. Nial Funchion, USA
77. Karen Throsby, UK
78. James Penrose, UK
79. Jim Neitz, USA
80. Steven Green, USA
81. Graeme Lowe, UK
82. Jesus Samuel Neri Gutierrez (Mexico)
83. Javier Gutierrez, Mexico
84. Ron Collins, USA
85. Courtney Moates Paulk, USA
86. Ceinwen Roberts, Australia
87. Lisa DeLaurentis, Australia
88. Gordon Gridley, USA
89. Fionnuala Walsh, Ireland
90. John Walker, USA
91. Joelle Beard, USA
92. Douglas McConnell, USA
93. David Livengood (USA)
94. Ranie Pearce, USA
95. Marilyn Korzekwa, Canada
96. Ciaran Bryne, Ireland
97. Anthony McCarley, USA
98. Dan Robinson, USA
99. Lochie Hinds, Australia
100. Jordan Waxman, Canada
101. Loretta Cox, UK
102. Charlotte Samuels, USA
103. Timothy Donovan, Australia
104. Miguel Guillermo Campero Garcia, Mexico
105. Bridgette Hobart, USA
106. Colleen Blair, MBE, Scotland
107. Helen Beveridge, UK
108. Rohan More, India
109. Jorge Crivilles Villanueva, Spain
110. Christopher Burke, USA
111. Victoria Moore, UK
112. Suzie Dods, USA
113. Daniel Fung (USA)
114. Peter Tanham, Australia
115. Thomas Bell, USA
116. Frank Levy, USA
117. Abhejali Bernardová, Czech Republic
118. Matthais Kabner, Germany
119. Tori Gorman, Australia
120. Jim Clifford, USA
121. Yuta Tsuboi, Japan
122. Shubham Vanmali, India
123. Jamie Tout, USA
124. Bill Shipp, USA
125. Patti Bauernfeind, USA
126. Mark Smitherman, USA
127. Bryan Avery, UK
128. Michael Johmann, USA
129. Kevin Shinnick, USA
130. Javier Mérida Prieto, Spain
131. Ernie Hoftyzer, USA
132. Patrick McKnight, USA
133. Marty Filipowski, Australia
134. Tracy Clark, Australia
135. Michael Hanisch, Australia
136. Rachael Hanisch, Australia
137. Dean Summers, Australia
138. Nora Toledano Cadena, Mexico
139. Bob Fernald, USA
140. Arleen Gonzales Perez, Mexico
141. Stephen Junk, Australia
142. Christian Jongeneel, Spain
143. Kris Rutford, USA
144. Samir Botelho Barel, Brazil
145. Dan Canta, Romania
146. Daniel Martinez Lobo, Spain
147. Prabhat Koli, India
148. Benjamin Freeman, Australia
149. Jeff Everett, USA
150. Julie Isbill, Australia
151. Clair Harris, UK
152. Boguslaw Ogrodnik, Poland
153. Rebecca Nevitt, USA
154. Oliver Wilkinson, Australia
155. Kevin Cassidy, Australia
156. Ian Down, UK
157. Christian Ayala Espinosa, Mexico
158. Shane Moraghan, Ireland
159. Joe Zemaitis, USA
160. Carol Cashell, Ireland
161. Jaime Lomelin Gavaldon, Mexico
162. Martyn Webster, UK
163. Ion Lazarenco, Moldavia
164. Victoria Cox, Australia
165. Dina Levačič, Croatia
166. Ryan Utsumi, USA
167. Kathy Batts, UK
168. Lynton Mortensen, Australia
169. Sara Marley, Ireland
170. Robin Rose, USA
171. Nathalie Pohl, Germany
172. Ned Wieland, Australia
173. Peter Dolnik, Slovakia
174. Jenny Leigh Smith, USA
175. Melissa Kegler, USA
176. Kate Robarts, UK
177. Kamil Resa Alsaran, Turkey
178. Ragip Vural Tandoğan, Turkey
179. Pat Gallant-Charette, USA
180. Nathan Payas, Gibraltar
181. Eugene Hanrahan, USA
182. Abigail Bergman, USA
183. Simon Olliver, New Zealand
184. William Schulz, USA
185. Carlos Acosta, Mexico
186. Guy Batchelor, UK
187. Julieanne Goode, Australia
188. James Loreto, USA
189. Izebel Sierra Arenas, Mexico
190. Maureen Montgomery, USA
191. Rene Martínez Saenz, Mexico
192. Mäx Beer, Austria
193. Stephanie Hopson, USA
194. Katie Pumphrey, USA
195. Diego López Dominguez, Spain
196. Paul Georgescu, Romania
197. Andy Ortega García, Spain
198. Paula Yankauskas, USA
199. Michael Teys, Australia
200. Trevor Colman, UK
201. Kristian O'Donovan, Ireland
202. Scott Kaloust, USA
203. Karina Yazmin Almanza Hernandez, Mexico
204. John Zemaitis, USA
205. Mike Gregory, Australia
206. Zach Margolis, USA
207. James Janik, USA
208. Avishag Turek, Israel
209. Anna-Carin Nordin, Sweden
210. Mark Sheridan, UK
211. Jessi Harewicz, Canada
212. Qing Li, USA
213. Bob Tarr, Australia
214. Suwein Chen, China
215. Monica Bender, USA
216. Guy Cohen, Israel
217. Graco Morlan, Mexico
218. Emma Radford, UK
219. Melanie Holland, UK
220. José Ramón Sanz Ródenas, Spain
221. Jon McArdell, Australia
222. Justin Hanby, Australia
223. Susanne Blair, USA
224. Chad Starks, USA
225. Laura Lopez-Bonilla, Spain
226. Diana Corbin, USA
227. Malcolm Cockburn, Australia
228. John Donlon, USA
229. Karen Zemlin, USA
230. Elizabeth Almond, USA
231. Lauren Au Brinkmeyer, USA
232. Sara Maria Palacios, Ecuador
233. Frantisek Nehaj, Slovakia
234. Srikaanth Viswanathan, India
235. Luiz Pradines, Brazil
236. Abigail Fairman, USA
237. Chloë McCardel, Australia
238. Suzanne Heim Bowen, USA
239. Rod Watkins, Australia
240. Craig Lewin, USA
241. Bárbara Hernández Huerta, Chile
242. Sabrina Peron, Italy
243. Ken Mignosa, USA
244. John Batchelder, USA
245. Carlos Franco Canton, Mexico
246. Eduardo Collazos Valle, Peru
247. Oliver Turner, USA
248. Aleksandra Bednarek, Poland
249. Natalia Chuich, Russia
250. Jen Schumacher, USA
251. Sean Nuttall, Canada
252. Marty McMahon, USA
253. Joel Matos Ortiz, Puerto Rico
254. Vera Rivard, USA
255. Yulia Ovodkova, Russia
256. Bob Burrow, USA
257. Steffie Gomez, Mexico
258. Gonzalo Nadal Alvarez, Mexico
259. Kurt Dickson, USA
260. Angel More, USA
261. Dmitry Petrov, Russia
262. Fernando Morthera Navarrete, Spain
263. Andrey Bozhko, Russia
264. Aby Ortega Gonzalez, Mexico
265. Stefano Del Papa, Italy
266. Steve Stievenart, France
267. Bambi Bowman Huisveld, USA
268. Ian Grimmer, USA
269. Mark Quinn, USA
270. Rocio Mora Rodriguez, Costa Rica
271. Ezequiel Becerril Zuñiga, Mexico
272. Kate Steels, UK
273. Cynthia Aguilar Valdéz, Mexico
274. John Muenzer, USA
275. Anel Stydykova, Kazakhstan
276. Gina Harden, USA
277. Heather Roka, USA
278. Melanie Tyrrell, UK
279. Tulasi Chaitanya Mothukuri, India
280. Daniel Gomez Trueba, Mexico
281. Fergal Madden, Ireland
282. Michael Helps, UK
283. Luca Pozzi, Italy
284. Graham Walton, UK 285. Nikki Pope, UK
286. Serbo Simeoni, USA
287. Ross Youngman, Australia
288. Jeannie Zappe, USA
289. Van Cornwell, USA
290. Rosie Foley, Ireland
291. Sumner Williams, USA
292. Ger Devin, Ireland

Top 10 Swimmers with the Fastest Time to Achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming

As of October 2021:
1. Joel Matos Ortiz (Puerto Rico) 27 days
2. Patrick McKnight (USA) 34 days
3. Rendy Lynn Opdycke (USA) 35 days
4. Victoria Cox (Australia) 64 days
5. David Barra (USA) 81 days
6. Miguel Guillermo Campero Garcia (Mexico) 82 days
7. Dina Levačić (Czech Republic) 84 days
7. Elizabeth Almond (USA) 84 days
9. Lynton Mortensen (Australia) 89 days
10. Antonio Argüelles (Mexico) 92 days

Ages of Triple Crowners

The average age of the individuals who have completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is 43.7 years old. The athletes range from teenagers [female: Charlotte Samuels at the age of 16 and male: Lachlan Hinds at the age of 18] to veterans [female: Barbara Held at 59 and male: Bob West at 62]. The completion ages of Triple Crowners from youngest to oldest are below based on the available information.

Notes: EC = English Channel, CC = Catalina Channel, MIMS = Manhattan Island Marathon Swim with the swimmer's age of completion listed within parentheses.

1. Charlotte Samuels (USA): 16 [EC: 2014 (16), CC: 2014 (16), MIMS: 2014 (16)]
2. Ned Wieland (Australia): 16 [EC: 2017 (16), CC: 2018 (16), 20 Bridges: 2018 (16)]
3. Prabhat Koli (India): 17 [EC: 2015 (16), CC: 2016 (17), 20 Bridges: 2017 (17)]
4. Lachlan Hinds (Australia): 18 [EC: 2012 (16), CC: 2013 (18), MIMS: 2013 (17)]
5. Benjamin Freeman (Australia): 19 [EC: 2015 (17), CC: 2017 (19), MIMS: 2017 (19)]
6. Samantha Simon (USA): 20 [EC: 2009 (19), CC: 2010 (20), MIMS: 2010 (20)]
7. Dina Levačič (Croatia): 21 [EC: 2017 (21), CC: 2017 (21), 20 Bridges: 2017 (21)]
8. Alison Streeter (UK): 22 [EC: 1982 (19), CC: 1984 (22), MIMS: 1987 (22)]
9. Victoria Cox (Australia) 23 [EC: 2017 (23), CC: 2017 (23), MIMS: 2017 (23)]
10. Rendy Lynn Opdycke (USA): 24 [EC: 2008 (24), CC: 2008 (24), MIMS: 2008 (24)]
11. Mallory Mead (USA): 25 [EC: 2008 (23), CC: 2010 (25), MIMS: 2004 (19)]
12. Joelle Beard (USA): 26 [EC: 2012 (24), CC: 2013 (25), MIMS: 2014 (26)]
13. Taranath Narayan Shenoy (India): 26 [EC: 1985 (24), CC: 1987 (26), MIMS: 1987 (26)]
14. Sakura Hingley (UK): 28 [EC: 2005 (23), CC: 2009 (27), MIMS: 2010 (28))]
15. Darren Miller (USA): 29 [EC: 2010 (27), CC: 2011 (28), MIMS: 2012 (29)]
16. Sarah Thomas (USA): 30 [EC: 2012 (30), CC: 2010 (28), MIMS: 2011 (29)]
17. Craig Lenning (USA): 30 [EC: 2010 (30), CC: 2009 (29), MIMS: 2010 (30)]
18. Gábor Molnár (Hungary): 31 [EC: 2010 (29), CC: 2012 (31), MIMS: 2011 (30)]
19. Michelle Macy (USA): 31 [EC: 2007 (30), CC: 2008 (31), MIMS: 2008 (31)]
20. Nick Adams (UK): 32 [EC: 1993 (16), CC: 2009 (32), MIMS: 1996 (19)]
21. Ceinwen Roberts (Australia): 32 [EC: 1981 (30), CC: 2013 (32), MIMS: 2013 (32)]
22. Jaimie Monahan (USA): 33 [EC: 2009 (30), CC: 2012 (33), MIMS: 2010 (31)]
23. Elaine Kornbau Howley (USA): 33 [EC: 2009 (33), CC: 2008 (32), MIMS: 2009 (33)]
24. Katie Benoit (USA): 34 [EC: 2012 (34), CC: 2010 (32), MIMS: 2010 (32)]
25. Miquel Suñer Comalat (Spain): 35 [EC: 2010 (33), CC: 2012 (35), MIMS: 2011 (34)]
26. James Pittar (Australia): 36 [EC: 1998 (28), CC: 2006 (36), MIMS: 1999 (29)]
27. Tobey-Anne Saracino (USA): 36 [EC: 2008 (33), CC: 2011 (36), MIMS: 2010 (35)]
28. Davis Lee (Bahamas): 36 [EC: 2010 (35), CC: 2011 (36), MIMS: 2012 (36)]
29. Colleen Blair (Scotland): 36 [EC: 1998 (20), CC: 2001 (23), MIMS: 2014 (36)]
30. Jaime Caballero (Spain): 37 [EC: 2007 (32), CC: 2012 (37), MIMS: 2010 (35)]
31. Yesenia Cabrera (Guatemala): 38 [EC: 2008 (35), CC: 2011 (38), MIMS: 2007 (34)]
32. Michelle Davidson (USA): 38 [EC: 2004 (34), CC: 2008 (38), MIMS: 2007 (37)]
33. Brad McVetta (USA): 38 [EC: 2011 (38), CC: 2011 (38), MIMS: 2011 (38)]
34. Javier Gutierrez (Mexico): 39 [EC: 2011 (37), CC: 2013 (39), MIMS: 2012 (38)]
35. Rebecca Jackman (USA): 39 [EC: 2003 (39), CC: 2001 (37), MIMS: 2002 (38)]
36. Eddie Irwin (Ireland): 40 [EC: 2008 (36), CC: 2012 (40), MIMS: 2011 (39)]
37. Selina Moreno Pasagali (Spain): 40 [EC: 2009 (37), CC: 2012 (40), MIMS: 2011 (39)]
38. Fionnuala Walsh (Ireland): 40 [EC: 2012 (38), CC: 2013 (39), MIMS: 2014 (40)]
39. Erica Moffett (USA): 40 [EC: 2006 (38), CC: 2008 (40), MIMS: 2007 (39)]
40. Antonio Argüelles (Mexico): 40 [EC: 1999 (40), CC: 1999 (40), MIMS: 1997 (38)]
41. Marcia Cleveland (USA): 41 [EC: 1994 (30), CC: 2005 (41), MIMS: 1996 (32)]
42. Kathleen Wilson (USA): 41 [EC: 2001 (38), CC: 2004 (41), MIMS: 1999 (36)]
43. Lance Ogren (USA): 42 [EC: 2009 (38), CC: 2013 (42), MIMS: 2010 (38)]
44. Gordon Gridley (USA): 42 [EC: 2012 (40), CC: 2013 (41), MIMS: 2014 (42)]
45. Andrew Hewitt (USA): 42 [EC: 2005 (42), CC: 2005 (42), MIMS: 2004 (41)]
46. Mariel Hawley (Mexico): 43 [EC: 2011 (42), CC: 2012 (43), MIMS: 2009 (40)]
47. Courtney Moates Paulk (USA): 43 [EC: 2012 (42), CC: 2013 (43), MIMS: 2011 (41)]
48. Ciaran Byrne (Ireland): 44 [EC: 2010 (40), CC: 2014 (44), MIMS: 2012 (42)]
49. Karen Throsby (UK): 45 [EC: 2010 (42), CC: 2011 (43), MIMS: 2013 (45)]
50. Dave Barra (USA): 45 [EC: 2010 (45), CC: 2010 (45), MIMS: 2010 (45)]
51. Katy Dooley (USA): 46 [EC: 2012 (46), CC: 2011 (44), MIMS: 2013 (46)]
52. Dan Boyle (USA): 46 [EC: 2006 (40), CC: 2012 (46), MIMS: 2005 (39)]
53. Tina Neill (USA): 46 [EC: 2005 (39), CC: 2007 (41), MIMS: 2012 (46)]
54. Thomas Kofler (Italy): 46 [EC: 2009 (42), CC: 2013 (46), MIMS: 2012 (45)]
55. Kent Nicholas (USA): 46 [EC: 2013 (46), CC: 2011 (44), MIMS: 2012 (45)]
56. Dave Smith (USA): 46 [EC: 2012 (46), CC: 2010 (44), MIMS: 2011 (45)]
57. John Walker (USA): 46 [EC: 2013 (45), CC: 2013 (45), MIMS: 2014 (46)]
58. Forrest Nelson (USA): 47 [EC: 2005 (39), CC: 2013 (47), MIMS: 2007 (41)]
59. Anthony Zamora (USA): 47 [EC: 2009 (47), CC: 2008 (46), MIMS: 2008 (46)]
60. Barbara Pellick (Australia): 48 [EC: 1995 (30), CC: 2013 (48), MIMS: 2000 (35)]
61. Nial Funchion (USA): 48 [EC: 1992 (27), CC: 2013 (48), MIMS: 2012 (47)]
62. Penny Palfrey (Australia): 48 [EC: 2006 (44), CC: 2010 (48), MIMS: 2009 (47)]
63. Samuel Neri (Mexico): 48 [EC: 2013 (48), CC: 2011 (46), MIMS: 2011 (46)]
64. Graeme Lowe (UK - Jersey): 48 [EC: 2011 (46), CC: 2013 (48), MIMS: 2012 (47)]
65. Scott Richards (USA): 48 [EC: 2007 (48), CC: 2006 (47), MIMS: 2006 (47)]
66. Sally Minty-Gravett (UK - Jersey): 49 [EC: 1975 (18), CC: 2006 (49), MIMS: 1999 (42)]
67. Jordan Waxman (Canada): 50 [EC: 2010 (46), CC: 2014 (50), MIMS: 2006 (41)]
68. Michael Renford (Australia): 50 [EC: 2007 (45), CC: 2012 (50), MIMS: 2009 (47)]
69. Cindy Walsh (USA): 50 [EC: 2012 (50), CC: 2008 (46), MIMS: 2008 (46)]
70. Hendrik Meerman (USA): 50 [EC: 2006 (44), CC: 2012 (50), MIMS: 2011 (49)]
71. Ron Collins (USA): 51 [EC: 2004 (42), CC: 2013 (51), MIMS: 2002 (40)]
72. David Blanke (USA): 51 [EC: 2001 (41), CC: 2005 (45), MIMS: 2011 (51)]
73. Scott Coleman (USA): 51 [EC: 1996 (42), CC: 2000 (46), MIMS: 2005 (51)]
74. David Livengood (USA): 51 [EC: 2010 (47), CC: 2011 (46), MIMS: 2014 (51)]
75. Andrew Voisard (USA): 51 [EC: 2007 (51), CC: 2006 (50), MIMS: 2007 (51)]
76. Elizabeth Fry (USA): 52 [EC: 2011 (52), CC: 2005 (46), MIMS: 2009 (50)]
77. Nancy Steadman-Martin (USA): 53 [EC: 2004 (49), CC: 2008 (53), MIMS: 2007 (52)]
78. Steven Green (USA): 53 [EC: 2012 (52), CC: 2010 (50), MIMS: 2013 (53)]
79. Ranie Pearce (USA): 53 [EC: 2011 (50), CC: 2013 (52), MIMS: 2014 (53)]
80. Jim Barber (USA): 54 [EC: 2006 (50), CC: 2010 (54), MIMS: 1991 (35)]
81. Bill Hoehn (USA): 54 [EC: 2004 (53), CC: 2005 (54), MIMS: 2004 (53)]
82. Roger Finch (South Africa): 54 [EC: 2011 (53), CC: 2012 (54), MIMS: 2012 (54)]
83. Anthony McCarley (USA): 54 [EC: 2013 (54), CC: 2014 (54), MIMS: 2014 (54)]
84. Ned Denison (USA): 55 [EC: 2005 (48), CC: 2012 (55), MIMS: 2007 (50)]
85. Dan Richards (USA): 55 [EC: 2010 (54), CC: 2008 (52), MIMS: 2011 (55)]
86. Michael Miller (USA): 56 [EC: 2008 (54), CC: 2010 (56), MIMS: 2004 (50)]
87. Doug McConnell (USA): 56 [EC: 2011 (53), CC: 2012 (54), MIMS: 2014 (56)]
88. James Fitzpatrick (USA): 57 [EC: 2005 (50), CC: 2008 (53), MIMS: 2012 (57)]
89. Kevin Murphy (UK): 57 [EC: 2006 (57), CC: 2003 (54), MIMS: 2001 (52)]
90. Peter Urrea (USA): 57 [EC: 1996 (56), CC: 1997 (57), MIMS: 1991 (51)]
91. Carol Sing (USA): 57 [EC: 1999 (57), CC: 1997 (55), MIMS: 1998 (56)]
92. Marilyn Korzekwa (Canada): 57 [EC: 2011 (54), CC: 2013 (56), MIMS: 2014 (57))]
93. Loretta Cox (UK): 58 [EC: 1995 (39), CC: 2014 (58), MIMS: 1997 (41)]
94. Nick Olmos-Lau (Mexico): 58 [EC: 2004 (58), CC: 1999 (53), MIMS: 2001 (55)]
95. Barbara Held (USA): 59 [EC: 2012 (59), CC: 2010 (57), MIMS: 2011 (58)]
96. Tom Hecker (USA): 60 [EC: 2005 (56), CC: 2009 (60), MIMS: 2008 (59)]
97. Mo Siegel (USA): 60 [EC: 2010 (59), CC: 2011 (60), MIMS: 2011 (60)]
98. James Penrose (UK): 61 [EC: 2012 (60), CC: 2013 (61), MIMS: 2013 (61)]
99. Bob West (USA): 62 [EC: 1996 (60), CC: 1998 (62), MIMS: 1989 (53)]
100. James Tout (USA): 62 [MIMS: 2015 (62), CC: 2015 (62), EC: 1987 (34)]
101. Jim Clifford (USA): 63 [MIMS: 2014 (62), CC: 2014 (62), EC: 2015 (63)]
102. Pat Gallant-Charette (USA): 67 [8 Bridges: 2018 (67), CC 2011 (60), EC: 2017 (66)]

Athletes with ages not currently known:
98. Stephen Autry (USA): NA [EC: 2007, CC: 2009, MIMS: 2009)]
99. Rick Barthels (USA): NA [EC: 1993, CC: 1990, MIMS: 1987)]
100. Jeffrey Cleveland (USA): NA [EC: 2008, CC: 2009, MIMS: 2010)]
101. Jim Neitz (USA): NA [EC: 2011, CC: 2011, MIMS: 2013)]
102. Bridgette Hobart Janeczko (USA): NA [EC: 2014, CC: 2012, MIMS: 2012)]
103. Daniel Robinson (USA): NA [EC: 2014, CC: 2008, MIMS: 2006)]
104. Marcy MacDonald (USA): NA [EC: 1994, CC: 2013, MIMS: 1993)]
105. Miguel Guillermo Campero Garcia (Mexico): NA [EC: 2014, CC: 2014, MIMS: 2014)]
106. Scott Lautman (USA): NA [EC: 2000, CC: 2013, MIMS: 2000)]
107. Timothy Donovan (UK): NA [EC: 2012, CC: 2014, MIMS 2013)]

Synonyms

Triple Crown, Triple Corona, Relay Triple Crown

2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year

Charlotte Samuels' effort for her Triple Crown is nominated for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.

"English Channel, Catalina Channel, Manhattan Island cast large shadows in the marathon swimming world. These are the proving grounds sought by many. Charlotte Samuels, a 16-year-old high school student, achieved this monument of marathoning with two impressive 20+ hour channel crossings that captured the attention of the American media. She addressed inquiries with mature aplomb and unusual maturity as the youngest person to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with her circumnavigation of Manhattan Island, her crossing of the English Channel, and her crossing of the Catalina Channel. For her ability to eloquently explain the trials and challenges of marathon swimming to people of all ages from school children to the New York media, for completing her chosen goal of completing the Triple Crown at a young age, for extraordinarily 20+ hour channel crossings without hesitation and unusual courage, Charlotte Samuels’ Triple Crown is a worthy nominee for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year."

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Alternative Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Achievements

Other acknowledged Triple Crown achievements are as follows:

External links

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