Dina Levačić

Dina Levačić, Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2025

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, Cook Strait, and North Channel to achieve the Oceans Seven

Dina Levačič is a 28-year-old Croatian open water swimmer and student from Split. She trains under the Croatian Olympic open water swimming coach, Slaven Šitić. She became the 23rd person in history to complete the seven channels of the Oceans Seven. Dina was inducted as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 2025.

1 Oceans Seven
2 Oceans Seven Swimmers
3 Open Water Swimming Highlights
4 English Channel Crossing
5 Catalina Channel Crossing
6 TEDxZagreb
7 Marathon Swim Stories
8 Top 10 Swimmers with the Fastest Time to Achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
9 Lago Titicaca Swim Expedition Swimmers, Observers, and Pilots
10 External links

Oceans Seven

She completed the following channels to complete the Oceans Seven in March 2023.

Catalina Channel on 3 August 2017
Molokai Channel on 28 August 2018
English Channel on 17 September 2018
Tsugaru Channel on 19 August 2019
Strait of Gibraltar on 18 June 2022
North Channel on 21 August 2022
Cook Strait on 14 March 2023

Oceans Seven Swimmers

As of 17 July 2026, 52 humans in history have completed the Oceans Seven:

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)
28th: Bárbara Hernández Huerta (Chile)
29th: Mark Sowerby (Australia)
30th: Paul Georgescu (Romania)
31st: Zach Margolis (USA)
32nd: Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria)
33rd: Nathalia Pohl (Germany)
34th: Caitlin O’Reilly (New Zealand at the age of 20 years 7 months 15 days)
35th: Ryan Utsumi (USA)
36th: Marcia Cleveland (USA)
37th: Eduardo Collazos Valle-Guayo (Peru)
38th: Rob Woodhouse (Australia)
39th: Alessandra Rossi Cima (Brazil)
40th: Bengisu Avci (Turkey)
41st: Simon Olliver (New Zealand)
42nd: Andreas Waschburger (Germany)
43rd: Joanne Norman (Australia)
44th: Paul Leonard (Great Britain)
45th: Gráinne Moss (Ireland)
46th: Karen Ennis (Great Britain)
47th: Rob Lea (USA) who simultaneously achieved history's first Double Sevens
48th: Anshuman Jhingran (India) at 21 years 3 months and 17 days
49th: Joe Zemaitis (USA) the first person to complete the Oceans Seven and the Stillwater 8
50th: Bogusław Ogrodnik (Poland)
51st: Toni Enderli (Switzerland)
52nd: Steve Leitch (USA)

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.
She finished 8th in the 2012 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 19 km race in Serbia at the age of 16.
She finished 6th in the 2016 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in 7 hours 40 minutes in Italy at the age of 20.
She finished 6th in the 2016 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Macedonia at the age of 20.
She finished 5th in the 2016 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 32 km race in Canada at the age of 20.
She finished 6th in the 2015 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 36 km race in Italy in 7 hours 9 minutes.
She DNF the 33 km 2015 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Macedonia at the age of 19.
She finished 3rd in the 2016 34 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Canada in 8 hours 5 minutes at the age of 19.
She finished 5th in the 2015 33 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Macedonia at the age of 18.
She finished 6th in the 2014 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 34 km race in Canada at the age of 18.
She finished 4th in the 2014 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 32 km race in Canada.
She finished 5th in the 2014 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 88 km race in Argentina.

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/>

Lago Titicaca Swim Expedition Swimmers, Observers, and Pilots

She participated in the Lago Titicaca Swim Expedition on Lake Titicaca in Bolivia in March 2026.

On 16 March 2026, the following swimmers completed a 15.2 km unassisted skin swim in 16°F water at 3,811 meters between the shores of Copacabana to the foot of the ruins of the 15th century Temple of the Sun on Lago Titicaca in Bolivia:
- Dina Levačić (29, Croatia) 5 hours 3 minutes 9 seconds observed by John Zemaitis, piloted by Maximo Mamani
- Yulia Ovodkova (41, Russia) 7 hours 33 minutes 23 seconds observed by Andrey Bozhko, piloted by Ovidio Mendoza
- Sarah Roberts (42, USA) 5 hours 58 minutes 42 seconds observed by Joe Zemaitis, piloted by Ismael Mendoza
On 17 March 2026, the following swimmers completed a 15.2 km unassisted skin swim in 16°F water at 3,811 meters between the shores of Copacabana to the foot of the ruins of the 15th century Temple of the Sun on Lago Titicaca in Bolivia:
- Sarah Thomas (43, USA]) 4 hours 42 minutes 36 seconds observed by Corey Murphey, piloted by Ismael Mendoza
- Andrey Bozhko (39, Russia]) 6 hours 7 minutes 15 seconds observed by Yuliya Ovodkova, piloted by Juan Callisaya
- Ashley Husmoe (18, USA]) 5 hours 54 minutes 48 seconds observed by Joe Zemaitis, piloted by Ovidio Mendoza
On 18 March 2026, the following swimmers completed a 30.4 km unassisted skin swim in 16°F water at 3,811 meters between the shores of Copacabana to the foot of the ruins of the 15th century Temple of the Sun on Lago Titicaca in Bolivia:
- Corey Murphey (35, USA) 9 hours 30 minutes 39 seconds observed by Sarah Thomas, piloted by Ovidio Mendoza
- Joe Zemaitis (45, USA) 11 hours 59 minutes 27 seconds observed by Gerald George, piloted by Ismael Mendoza
On 18 March 2026, the following swimmers completed a 15.2 km unassisted skin swim in 16°F water at 3,811 meters between the shores of Copacabana to the foot of the ruins of the 15th century Temple of the Sun on Lago Titicaca in Bolivia:
- Andrew Packer (31, USA) 4 hours 57 minutes 19 seconds observed by Sarah Roberts, piloted by Juan Callisaya
- Maggie Regan (33, USA) 5 hours 26 minutes 12 seconds observed by John Zemaitis, piloted by Ronald Mamani
In March 2026, Gerald George, Anel Sytdykova, Kazakhstan and Angelina Calderon attempted a 15.2 km unassisted skin swim in 16°F water at 3,811 meters between the shores of Copacabana to the foot of the ruins of the 15th century Temple of the Sun.

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