Darren Miller

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7-for-7 swimmer Darren Miller by Dan Speicher Photography
7-for-7 swimmer Darren Miller is listed in the 2020 Guinness World Record book as the youngest person to achieve the Oceans Seven
Darren Miller winning the 2012 END-WET marathon swim from North Dakota to Minnesota down the mighty Red River
Penn State Altoona commencement speaker and Oceans Seven swimmer Darren Miller, photo courtesy of Steve Haumschild in the Molokai Channel
Darren Miller in Keystone Lake - Derry, Pennsylvania
Cathy and Darren presenting check on behalf of Team Forever to the Forever Fund at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Jen Schumacher, Jamie Patrick, Oliver Wilkinson and Darren on African soil after the Strait of Gibraltar.
Hale O Lono Harbor, Molokai, Hawaii
Darren Miller's course across the Tsugaru Channel starting in Kodomari, Japan on Honshu and finishing near Shirakami Misaki on Hokkaido
Three Rivers Marathon Swim, a charity swim in Pennsylvania, hosted by Darren Miller

Darren Miller is an American motivational speaker, race director, and marathon swimmer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

Athletic History + Marathon Swimming Highlights

  • October 2024: Export 100 Trail Run in Pennsylvania, USA
  • August 2025: Swim to the Moon 10K in Michigan, USA
  • October 2025: Moab 240 in Utah, USA
  • June 2024: Laurel Highlands Ultra 70.5-mile run in Pennsylvania, USA
  • October 2023: Canal Corridor 100-mile run in Ohio, USA
  • July 2021: Ouray 100-mile run in Colorado, USA
  • March 2021: Trail Trashed Ultra 50-mile run in Nevada, USA
  • October 2019: Cuyamaca 100 km run in California, USA
  • November 2016: Chimera 100-mile run in California, USA
  • October 2016: JC Stone 50 km run in Pennsylvania, USA
  • August 2016: Viaduct Trail 50-mile run in Pennsylvania, USA
  • June 2016: Mohican Trail 100-mile run in Ohio, USA
  • June 2015: Sub-3 Marathon Challenge in Pennsylvania, USA
  • January 2015: Big Bend 50-mile run in Texas, USA
  • September 2014: 24-Hour North Coast Endurance Run in Ohio, USA
  • August 2014: Northern Ireland Ultra 57-mile run in Northern Ireland, UK
  • March 2014: Winter Swimming World Championships (Rovaniemi, Finland)
  • On 17 April 2010, he finished 3rd in the 37 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida in 11 hours 10 minutes at the age of 27.
  • On 5 June 2010, he finished 4th in the 11.5 km Potomac River Swim from Virginia to Maryland in 3 hours 58 minutes at the age of 27.
  • On 19 July 2010, he completed a 33.8 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 12 hours 4 minutes at the age of 27.
  • On 3 August 2011, he completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 9 hours 15 minutes 33 seconds at the age of 28.
  • On 21 October 2011, he completed a 42 km crossing of the Molokai Channel from Molokai Island to Oahu in 12 hours 12 minutes at the age of 28 to set the record for American swimmers.
  • On 3 May 2012, he completed a 14.4 km tandem crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 3 hours 44 minutes at the age of 29.
  • On 23 June 2012, he finished 7th in the 45.9 km Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in New York City in 8 hours 3 minutes at the age of 29 to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Grand Slam of Open Water Swimming.
  • On 10 July 2012, he completed a 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in Japan in 15 hours 55 minutes at the age of 29.
  • On 21 July 2012, he won the 43.5 km END-WET (Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test ) swim in the Red River from North Dakota to Minnesota in 9 hours 11 minutes at the age of 29.
  • On 21 March 2013, he completed a 23 km crossing of the Cook Strait from North Island to South Island in 10 hours 42 minutes at the age of 29.
  • On 3 May 2013, he finished 10th in the 22.8 km crossing on Apache Lake at the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona in 6 hours 20 minutes 50 seconds at the age of 30.
  • On 4 May 2013, he finished 17th in the 9 km crossing of Roosevelt Lake at the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona in 3 hours 9 minutes 55 seconds at the age of 30.
  • On 29 August 2013, he completed a 35 km crossing of the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland in 11 hours 16 minutes at the age of 30 to achieve the Oceans Seven.
  • January 2010: North Carolina Double-Century Cycling Race (North Carolina, USA)
  • June 2009: Mohican Trail 50m (Ohio, USA)
  • 2009/2015: Boston Marathon Qualifier
  • 2008-2015: Multiple Marathon Road Races
  • Miller is a lifetime member of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
  • On 6 August 2017, he appeared on The Weather Channel program called Top Ten: Extreme Adventures

North Channel Crossing

The Weather Channel - Top 10 Extreme Sports


Darren Miller on the Oceans Seven

Darren Miller on WOWSA Live


with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison

Oceans Seven Swimmers

1st: Stephen Redmond (Ireland)
2nd: Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden)
3rd: Michelle Macy (USA)
4th: Darren Miller (USA)
5th: Adam Walker (UK)
6th: Kimberley Chambers (New Zealand)
7th: Antonio Argüelles (Mexico)
8th: Ion Lazarenco Tiron (Moldavia/Ireland)
9th: Rohan Dattatrey More (India)
10th: Abhejali Bernardová (Czech Republic)
11th: Cameron Bellamy (South Africa)
12th: Lynton Mortensen (Australia)
13th: Thomas Pembroke (Australia)
14th: Nora Toledano Cadena (Mexico)
15th: Mariel Hawley Davila (Mexico)
16th: André Wiersig (Germany)
17th: Elizabeth Fry (USA)
18th: Attila Mányoki (Hungary)
19th: Jonathan Ratcliffe (UK)
20th: Jorge Crivilles Villanueva (Spain)]
21st: Adrian Sarchet (Guernsey)
22nd: Prabhat Koli (India)
23rd: Dina Levačić (Croatia)
24th: Herman van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
25th: Andy Donaldson (Scotland)
26th: Stephen Junk (Australia)
27th: Kieron Palframan (South Africa)

Winter Swimming Association

Event Director

Miller has organized and hosted the Three Rivers Marathon Swim, a 30 km marathon swim since 2014. The course includes a 10 km marathon swim in the Ohio River, Allegheny River, and Monongahela Rivers. Information and past results available through Miller's website.

Team Forever

Miller is swimming to benefit his non-profit, Team Forever and the Forever Fund, a fund he co-founded that aids families in their struggle to afford the costs associated with infant cardiothoracic surgery at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Charitable donations may be made at Miller's website. Miller is fully-sponsored in his journey by Trustmont Financial Group, therefore allowing 100% of all donations to go back to the Forever Fund.

Miller is the race director and founder of the UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation 5K Open Water Challenge which is held annually at Keystone State Park in Derry, Pennsylvania, and the Three Rivers Marathon Swim in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The races benefit the Forever Fund at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Miller is also a professional speaker, and raises additional money for the Forever Fund through speaking to corporate events, university and other organizations. His motto, "Every Breath A Gift", is the motivating force behind his desire to push the boundaries of what is possible, and inspire the youth of our nation to challenge themselves to see what they can achieve.

Forever Fund

Forever (Forever Fund & Team Forever) is a song by the Dropkick Murphys which has always reminded Miller of his grandmother - someone who inspires Miller to live the best life he can. She taught Miller that success has nothing to do with one's pocketbook, but by how you treat someone who can do you absolutely no good. Miller have realized that life is short through the loss of several friends due to drugs and violence. We doesn’t have time to waste because we never know when the Lord will call us home!”

Motivational Speaking

Miller works to inspire and motivate young adults through motivational speaking engagements centered on doing “what you can, while you can.” Miller gives motivational speeches to groups up to 5,000. Every Breath A Gift is an established professional speaking sole proprietorship which leverages acquired concepts by way of a decade of business and endurance athletics to present powerful seminars to motivate and inspire. A focus on an established, and tested notion of the ‘Third Boat’ allows the audience to visualize and attain their passions in life - harnessing them to assist others by becoming a stronger, more relentless individual.

Motivational Speaking Videos

2017 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men

Miller was named to the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Men in 2017 (alphabetized by last name) by the World Open Water Swimming Association:

1. Dr. Doron Amosi, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel
2. Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González, channel swimmer and endurance athlete from Mexico
3. Cyril Baldock, marathon/channel swimmer from Australia
4. Ram Barkai, administrator, event organizer and ice swimmer from South Africa
5. John Batchelder, butterflying marathon swimmer from USA
6. Nejib Belhedi, marathon/stage/boat pull swimmer from Tunisia
7. Alexander Brylin, channel ice swimmer from Russia
8. Luc Chetboun, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel
9. Salvatore Cimmino, amputee advocate and marathon/extreme swimmer from Italy
10. Jean Craven, marathon/extreme swimmer from South Africa
11. Ned Denison, IMSHOF administrator and marathon/ice swimmer from Ireland
12. Craig Dietz, disabled open water swimmer from USA
13. Ben Enosh, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel/USA
14. Udi Erell, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel
15. Stephen Junk, channel swimmer from Australia
16. Henri Kaarma, event organizer and ice swimmer from Estonia
17. Ger Kennedy, ice, underwater and extreme swimmer from Ireland
18. Craig Lenning, marathon/channel/ice swimmer from the USA
19. Neil Macaskill, extreme/cross-border swimmer from South Africa
20. Pádraig Mallon, escort pilot, event organizer and marathon/channel/ice swimmer from Ireland
21. Ingemar Patiño Macarine, channel/marathon swimmer from the Philippines
22. Andrew Malinak, administrator and cold water/marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
23. Chris Marthinusen, extreme/high-altitude swimmer from South Africa
24. Patrick McKnight, marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
25. Allan McLeland, Peak and Pond swimmer/climber from the USA
26. Darren Miller, channel swimmer and event director from the USA
27. Rohan More, marathon/channel swimmer from India
28. Gullupilli Narhari, extreme relay swimmer from India
29. Matías Ola, event organizer and ice/extreme swimmer from Argentina
30. Kieron Palframan, ice/extreme swimmer from South Africa
31. James Pittar, blind marathon/channel swimmer from Australia
32. Javier Mérida Prieto, disabled Triple Crown swimmer from Spain
33. Lewis Pugh OIG, ocean advocate and ice/extreme swimmer from the UK
34. Oded Rahav, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel
35. Stephen Redmond, channel/marathon swimmer from Ireland
36. Adrian Sarchet, marathon/channel swimmer from Guernsey
37. Ori Sela, extreme relay/cross-border swimmer from Israel
38. Dan Simonelli, coach/guide/observer and marathon/channel swimmer from the USA
39. Paramvir Singh, extreme relay swimmer from India
40. Albert Sobirov, ice swimmer from Russia
41. Petar Stoychev, marathon/channel/ice/Olympic swimmer from Bulgaria
42. Ryan Stramrood, ice/extreme swimmer from South Africa
43. Martin Strel, marathon/stage swimmer from Slovenia
44. Dr. Otto Thaning, channel/marathon swimmer from South Africa
45. Jacques Tuset, prison island swimmer from France
46. Toks Viviers, ice/extreme swimmer from South Africa
47. Adam Walker, coach, event organizer, and channel swimmer from England
48. Christof Wandratsch, event organizer and ice/marathon/channel/professional swimmer from Germany
49. Brenton Williams, event organizer and butterfly ocean swimmer from South Africa
50. Herman van der Westhuizen, extreme high-altitude swimmer from South Africa

Marathon Swim Stories

He appeared with Shannon House Keegan on Marathon Swim Stories.

External links

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