Loretta Cox

Loretta Cox wrote In at the Deep End, an autobiography published in 2014

Loretta Cox provides coaching services and guidance with the Channel Swimming Academy

Loretta Cox is a 69-year-old British open water swimmer and coach from Westerham, Kent, United Kingdom.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

She became one of the oldest swimmers and the 100th swimmer to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming at the age of 58 on 5 September 2014.
As Loretta Riscombe-Burton, she crossed the 33.5 km English Channel in 15 hours 37 minutes in 1995 on 11 August 1995 from France to England.
She completed a 45.9 km circumnavigation swim of Manhattan Island (Manhattan Island Marathon Swim) in 1997 in 9 hours 7 minutes.
She achieved the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming when she crossed the 32.3 km Catalina Channel on 5 September 2014 in 15 hours 41 minutes.
At the age of 42, she attempted to swim 80 km from Pantelleria Island, Italy to Kelibia, Tunisia. She was pulled from the water after 15 hours 17 minutes due to Force five winds as pilot David Churchhouse escorted her.
She has participated in 4 English Channel relays.
She provides coaching services and guidance with the Channel Swimming Academy.
She wrote an autobiography, In at the Deep End.