Ceinwen Roberts

Ceinwen Roberts, inductee in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honors Australian marathon swimmers

Rohan Hollick and Ceinwen Roberts finishing a triple crossing of the Rottnest Channel in Western Australia. Photo courtesy of Sculpture by the Sea.

Ceinwen Roberts before her 28 km circumnavigation swim around Rottnest Island in Western Australia that took 8 hours 15 minutes on 12 March 2015 with Geoff Wilson and Wayne Morris

Ceinwen Williams Roberts is a 32-year-old open water swimmer from Perth in Western Australia who has achieved the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.

Honors

• She was inducted in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Swimmer in its Class of 2021.
• She was inducted into the Rottnest Channel Swim Hall of Fame.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• On 21 February 2009, she finished 13th in the 19.7 Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 5 hours 38 minutes 14 seconds at the age of 27.
• On 20 February 2010, she finished 12th in the 19.7 Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 5 hours 28 minutes 59 seconds at the age of 28.
• On 26 February 2011, she finished 13th in the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 5 hours 32 minutes 39 seconds at the age of 29.
• On 23 February 2013, she finished 14th in the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 5 hours 20 minutes 27 seconds at the age of 31.
• On 15 March 2014, she completed a 19.7 km crossing to Rottnest Channel from Western Australia in 5 hours 20 minutes 0 seconds at the age of 32.
  • She has finished in the top 4 among women twice at the 19.6 km Rottnest Channel Swim.
  • Roberts has swum the Rottnest Channel Swim solo 19 times including two double crossings and one triple crossing.
• On 24 March 2013, she started and completed an unprecedented 59.1 km triple crossing of the Rottnest Channel (Rotto) in Western Australia between Rottnest Island and Cottesloe Beach together with Rohan Hollick on behalf of Walk Free in 18 hours 48 minutes at the age of 32. She completed the first crossing in 5 hours 53 minutes; the second crossing in 6 hours 17 minutes; and the third crossing in 6 hours 38 minutes.
• Roberts completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
  • she completed the 33.2 km English Channel on 5 August 2011 in 12 hours 55 minutes.
  • she finished third overall (the first woman) in the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on 8 June 2014 in 6 hours 41 minutes
  • she finished with the fastest time of the 2014 season in the 32.3 km Catalina Channel on 24 September 2014 in 8 hours 4 minutes
• Roberts completed an unprecedented 28 km circumnavigation swim around Rottnest Island in Western Australia that took 8 hours 15 minutes on 12 March 2015 with Geoff Wilson and Wayne Morris at the age of 34.
• Roberts is a coach of a squad of 300 swimmers in Perth, Western Australia including 4 swimmers to successfully cross the English Channel in 2018.
• Roberts is the founder and president of the Port to Pub Swim from Leighton to Rottnest, a 20 km and 25 km race with 600 swimmers in 2018 and 1200 swimmers in 2019.
• Roberts founded and organizes the Euroz Cold Water Classic in North Cottesloe, Australia.
• Roberts serves as the co-founder and president of the Port to Pub Swim, 25 km marathon swim.

Fastest Catalina Channel Crossings in History

1. 7 hours 15 minutes 55 seconds by Penny Lee Dean, USA, MC in September 1976
2. 7 hours 27 minutes 25 seconds by Grace van der Byl, USA, CM in October 2012
3. 7 hours 37 minutes 31 seconds by Pete Huisveld, USA, MC in August 1992
4. 7 hours 41 minutes 14 seconds by John York, USA, MC in September 1978 (first leg of a two-way crossing)
5. 7 hours 43 minutes 6 seconds by Karen Burton, USA, CM in October 1994
6. 7 hours 55 minutes 6 seconds by Hank Wise, USA, CM in October 2018
7. 7 hours 57 minutes 40 seconds by Andreas Waschburger, Germany, CM in August 2024
8. 8 hours 4 minutes 12 seconds by Ceinwen Roberts, Australia, CM in September 2013
9. 8 hours 5 minutes 44 seconds by Todd Robinson, USA, CM in August 2009
10. 8 hours 7 minutes 3 seconds by Hank Wise, USA, CM in October 2010
11. 8 hours 7 minutes 37 by Hank Wise, USA, MC in June 2015
12. 8 hours 7 minutes 53 seconds by Hank Wise, USA MC in September 2025
13. 8 hours 9 minutes 0 seconds by Susan McKay, Canada, CM in September 2022
14. 8 hours 11 minutes 13 seconds by Miquel Suñer Comalat, Spain, CM in July 2012
15. 8 hours 14 minutes 46 seconds by Chad Hundeby, USA, CM in September 1993
16. 8 hours 18 minutes 27 seconds by Blair Cannon, USA, CM in August 2011
17. 8 hours 19 minutes 30 seconds by Danielle Wahl, USA, CM in June 2014
18. 8 hours 20 minutes 48 seconds by Gemma Jensen, Australia, CM in August 2006
19. 8 hours 27 minutes 24 seconds by Jim McConica, USA, CM in September 1983
20. 8 hours 28 minutes 21 seconds by Rendy Lynn Opdycke, USA, CM in August 2008
21. 8 hours 31 minutes 20 seconds by John York, USA, MC in October 1977
22. 8 hours 32 minutes 49 seconds by John York, USA, CM in October 2000
23. 8 hours 33 minutes 18 seconds by Andrea Karge, USA, CM in September 2001
24. 8 hours 33 minutes 59 minutes by Penny Lee Dean, USA, CM in September 1977 (first leg of a two-way crossing)
25. 8 hours 35 minutes 44 seconds by Derrick Wong, USA, CM in September 2011
26. 8 hours 35 minutes 44 seconds by Anna DeLozier, USA, CM in August 2006
27. 8 hours 36 minutes 32 minutes by Mallory Mead, USA, CM in August 2010
28. 8 hours 38 minutes 19 seconds by Anshuman Jhingran, India, CM in August 2023
29. 8 hours 42 minutes 57 seconds by Heather Royer, USA, CM in October 1998
30. 8 hours 43 minutes 16 seconds by Mary Beth Colpo, USA, CM in August 1977

External links

• Penny Dean Sprinting Across The English Channel
• Celebrating Ceinwen
• North Cottesloe Cold Water Classic
• Andrew Page, Ceinwen Roberts, Derwent River Big Swim, Narelle Simpson Inducted in Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Solo Records of the Rottnest Channel Swim Association
• Channel Swimming Association
• Tough Triple Crossing Roughing It
• NYC Swim bio
• Saturday, February 24rd: The 2019 Rottnest Channel Swim
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Marathon Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• Rottnest Channel Swim Association
• Swim Agelessly In The Open Water
• Pair Plan Triple Rottnest Crossing
• Aussie Rules Swimming, Paul Newsome Carries On
• First Ever Triple Crossing Of Rottnest Island to Cottesloe Beach
• Ceinwen Roberts' Long Year Around The World
• Triple Crowners Showcase Their Fountain Of Youth - Age of Triple Crowners
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
• Trio to swim around Rotto