Dina Levačić

26-year-old Dina Levačić from Split, Croatia

26-year-old Dina Levačić has completed channel crossings of the English Channel, Catalina Channel, Strait of Gibraltar, Molokai Channel, Tsugaru Channel, and North Channel as of 2022

Dina Levačič is a 26-year-old Croatian open water swimmer and student from Split. She trains under the Croatian Olympic open water swimming coach, Slaven Šitić.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• She completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming at the age of 21.
• On 18 June 2022, she completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Isla de Tarifa in Spain and Punta Cira in Morocco in 3 hours 13 minutes, the fastest overall crossing of the 2022 season for both men and women, at the age of 26.
• On 21 August 2022, she completed a 35 km crossing of the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland in 10 hours 26 minutes at the age of 26.
• On 29 August 2009, she completed the 16 km Faros Marathon Swim in Croatia in 3 hours 55 minutes 23 seconds
• On 28 August 2010, she completed the 16 km Faros Marathon Swim in Croatia in 3 hours 45 minutes 42 seconds
• On 27 August 2011, she completed the 16 km Faros Marathon Swim in Croatia in 4 hours 3 minutes 47 seconds
• In 2011, she completed the 19 km Jarak-Sabac Marathon Swim in Serbia in 3 hours 16 minutes 5 seconds
• On 25 August 2012, she completed the 16 km Faros Marathon Swim in Croatia in 3 hours 36 minutes 14 seconds
• On 31 August 2013, she completed the 16 km Faros Marathon Swim in Croatia in 3 hours 36 minutes 7 seconds
• On 11 August 2012, she completed the 30 km Ohrid Swim Marathon in Macedonia in 6 hours 12 minutes 12 seconds (FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix)
• On 31 August 2013, she completed the 16 km Ohrid Swim Marathon in Macedonia in 3 hours 36 minutes 7 seconds (FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix)
• She finished third in the 2013 Croatia Open Water - Split 10K in Croatia.
• She finished second the 2 km island to island race in Vis, Croatia
• She competed at the 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Cozumel, Mexico in 2013.
• On 31 August 2013, she completed the 16 km Faros Marathon Swim in 3 hours 36 minutes 7 seconds.
• On 2 February 2014, she completed the 57 km Santa Fe-Coronda in 9 hours 16 minutes 52 seconds.
• On 9 February 2014, she completed the Hernandarias-Parana in 10 hours 28 minutes 29 seconds.
• On 26 July 2014, she completed the 32 km Lac St Jean in 7 hours 48 minutes 37 seconds.
• On 2 August 2014, she completed the 34 km lac Memphremagog in 8 hours 12 minutes 22 seconds.
• On 23 August 2014, she completed the 30 km Ohrid Swim Marathon in 6 hours 55 minutes 28 seconds (FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix)
• She competed on the 2014 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional circuit where she was ranked sixth
• On 25 July 2015, she finished third in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 8 hours 5 minutes 24 seconds
• On 6 September 2015, she completed the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in 7 hours 9 minutes 24 seconds
• She finished fifth overall in the 2015 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional circuit
• On 30 July 2016, she finished 5th the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Lac St-Jean, Quebec, Canada in 7 hours 39 minutes 26 seconds.
• On 4 July 2016, she finished 8th in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy in 7 hours 40 minutes 1 second.
• On 20 August 2016, she completed the 30 km Ohrid Swim Marathon in 7 hours 3 minutes 27 seconds (FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix).
• On 25 June 2017, she completed the 45.8 km 20 Bridges Manhattan Swim in 7 hours 33 minutes 36 seconds at the age of 21.
• On 3 August 2017, she completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 9 hours 47 minutes 53 seconds at the age of 21.
• On 26 August 2017, she finished 22nd in the 16 km Faros Marathon Swim in Croatia in 3 hours 56 minutes 51 seconds.
• On 17 September 2017, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 11 hours 42 minutes at the age of 21 to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. She received the Miss Montserrat Tresserras Trophy for A Swimmer from a New Country by the Channel Swimming Association.
• On 25 August 2018, she completed a 42 km 13-hour crossing of the Molokai Channel from Molokai to Oahu with Zeljana Levacic on her escort boat.
• In July 2018, she completed 51 km of 54 km in a crossing from the Adriatic island of Vis to her hometown of Split.
• In November 2018, she spoke at TEDxZagreb.
• In July 2019, she attempted a 54 km crossing from the Adriatic island of Vis to Split, Croatia again.
• On 18 August 2019, she completed a 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in 7 hours 13 minutes 15 seconds at the age of 23.
• She attempted a 35 km North Channel crossing from Northern Ireland to Scotland on 11 August 2020 at the age of 24.
• She was the fastest bioprene female swimmer during the Strait of Gibraltar season, completing the 14.4 km crossingin 3 hours 3 minutes on 18 June 2022.

English Channel Crossing

Part of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming

Catalina Channel Crossing

Part of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming

TEDxZagreb

at the TEDxZagreb in November 2018

Marathon Swim Stories

She appeared with Shannon House Keegan on Marathon Swim Stories.

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 (br/>

External links

• Dina Levačić – What A Year She Experienced
• Asociación Cruce a Nado del Estrecho de Gibraltar Reported A Successful 2022 Season
• Asociación Cruce a Nado del Estrecho de Gibraltar
• Open Water Swimming
• Joel Matos Ortiz Takes 27 Days to Complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
• Shannon House Keegan Talks Marathon Swimming Stories
• Marathoning With Masyuki Moriya
• Cruising In Croatia All Morning And Afternoon
• Camps In Croatia, Open Water Continues To Grow
• Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation
• Coaches Of The Olympic Marathon Swimming Women
• Marathon Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Slaven Šitić, Paternastically Speaking Swimming
• Feed And Move Away In The Free Zone
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• Making Decisions At The Faros Maratón
• Maurer vs. Rybárová vs. Geijo in Playa del Carmen
• Simone Ercoli vs. Ivan Afanevich, Round 3
• Early States Of The 57K Santa Fe-Coronda Pro Race
• It Will Be A Match Of Brains And Brawn In Cozumel
• The Power To Believe By Karina Fassi
• 2014 Capri-Napoli
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Silvie Rybárová, Pilar Geijo Tie For First In FINA Rankings
• 2014 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Rankings - Women
• Pilar Geijo Wins 4th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
• Xavier Desharnais Wins 4th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
• Pilar Geijo WIns Her Fifth Grand Prix Title
• Pilar Geijo Continues Swimming Well From Capri To Napoli
• Olga Kozydub Wins 2016 FINA Grand Prix Title
• Benjamin Freeman Swims Swiftly Around Manhattan
• New York Open Water
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
• Dina Levacic Swims Across English Channel to Complete Triple Crown
• Dina Levačič Achieves The Triple Crown
• Dina Levačič, Try Try Again