Diane Struble
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Diane Struble is an inductee (Honor Swimmer) in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2023
Diane Struble is an American open water swimmer from New York who was inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2023.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She joined the 24-hour club when she swam 32 miles (51.5 km) across Lake George in New York in 1958 in 35 hours to become a member of the 24-hour Club.
- She swam 45.9 km around Manhattan Island on 16 August 1959 in 11 hours 59 minutes at the age of 26 with 3 children.
- She swam 20 miles from Nantasket Beach to Revere Beach in Boston Harbor in 1959 in 13 hours and 24 minutes.
- She planned a swim from a submarine off the Connecticut coast to shore - but no information is available on the swim.
Diane's Rock
Diane's Rock is a small island in Ticonderoga on Lake George is named for Diane Struble due to her pioneering swim across Lake George in 1958.
Lake George Crossings
- 1958 Diane Struble, age 25 in 35 hours 30 minutes
- 1962 Bill Stevens, age 31 in 31 hours 27 minutes
- 1967 George Dempsey, age 17 in 32 hours 15 minutes
- 1977 Stella Taylor, age 45 in 26 hours 51 minutes
- 1981 John Freihofer in 21 hours 26 minutes
- 1983 Jerry Ferris, age 43 in 29 hours 15 minutes
- 2016 David Dammerman, age 46 in 18 hours 54 minutes
External links
- Diane Struble To Be Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Diane Struble in 1959. How Times Have Changed In The Open Water
- Kiwi Crossing: Twice As Old, Twice As Fast
- Video of Diane Struble Swimming Around Manhattan Island
- Swimming Lake George
- Updated 24-Hour Club
- 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- A Long Night Swimming Across Lake George
- One Relay Down, One To Go In Lake George
- Lake George Open Water Swim
- The Long And Short Of Mastering Open Water
- The Lake George Swim Marathon of 1927
- Swimming The Length Of Lake George
- Adirondack Record 1927
- Video of 1927 Lake George Marathon Swim
- Thousands To See Lake George Swim
- A Long Night Swimming Across Lake George
- One Relay Down, One To Go In Lake George
- David Dammerman Describes Crossing Of Lake George
- Lake George's Turbulence Is Too Tough In First Year
- Updated 24-Hour Club
- 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
- Swimming For More Than 24 Hours
