American Triple Crown

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noun - The American Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and the Catalina Channel, created by Ron Collins.. It is based on the concept of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.

Synonym

American Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming

Alternative Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Achievements

In April 2009, Steven Munatones of the World Open Water Swimming Association proposed a number of alternative Triple Crown swims based on the original Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (English Channel + Catalina Channel + Manhattan Island Marathon Swim). Similar to the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing that can be defined differently, there are a number of alternative definitions for achievements of the original Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.

Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a solo, non-assisted completion of the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
Irish Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the North (Irish) Channel, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Kiwi Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Cook Strait, the English Channel, and the Catalina Channel
Southern California Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of one of the Santa Barbara Channels, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Northern California Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of a swim between the Farallon Islands and San Francisco, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Hawaiian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of one of the Hawaiian Island Channels (e.g., Molokai Channel), the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Japanese Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Tsugaru Channel, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
African Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Strait of Gibraltar, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Australian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Rottnest Channel, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Argentinian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Maratón Internacional Hernandarias – Parana, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Italian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Canadian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Canadian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of a Lake Ontario crossing, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
South African Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Cape Town Swim-to-False Bay, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Macedonian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Ohrid Lake Swimming Marathon, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Greek Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Swimming Marathon of the Messinian Gulf, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Swiss Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the International Self-Transcendence Marathon Swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Isle Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Jersey Solo circumnavigation, the Valentia Island circumnavigation and the Isle of Wight circumnavigation
Russian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the St. Petersburg to Kotlin Island swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Florida Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Dutch Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Ijseelmeerzwemmarathon, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Peruvian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Travesia En Aguas Abiertas Por la Ruta de Olaya, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Danish Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Beltquerung solo, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Croatian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Faros Marathon Swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Hong Kong Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Clean Half Marathon Swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Alaskan Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Pennock Island Challenge Solo, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Indian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Palk Strait, Gateway of India and India National Open Long Distance Swimming Championship

Other acknowledged Triple Crown achievements are as follows:

Triple Crown of Endurance Sports is a solo challenge to complete the Hawaiian Ironman, the Boston Marathon, and the English Channel, created by Jamie Tout.
Ice, Water, Fire Challenge is a solo challenge to climb Mount Everest, swim the English Channel and run 250 km Marathon des Sables through the Sahara Desert, created by Georgios-Ioannis Tsianos.
California Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Santa Barbara Channel, Lake Tahoe and the Catalina Channel, created by Evan Morrison.
American Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and the Catalina Channel, created by Ron Collins.

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