Steven Black
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Steven Black is an open water swimmer originally from Cape Town, South Africa now living in Cork, Ireland.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He completed the Triple Crown of Prison Island Swims, otherwise known as Triple Break, with his swims from Robben Island in South Africa, Alcatraz Island in California, and Spike Island in Ireland.
- He is the Sandycove Island Swimming pioneer.
- He has completed two Oceans Seven channels: the English Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar.
Triple Break Sites
- Robben Island is the former isolated prison home of Nelson Mandella and other South Africans 7.5 kilometers off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa.
- Alcatraz Island is the former isolated prison home of Al Capone and other celebrated American criminals 1.5 miles from Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay in California, U.S.A.
- Spike Island (Irish: Inis Píc) is the former isolated prison home of infamous immates 2 kilometers off the coast in Cobh Harbour, Ireland.
- Robben Island, Alcatraz Island and Spike Island, all once well-guarded isolated prison islands with infamous inmates in the 20th century are now 21st century sites better known for challenging cold-water swims with tricky currents as convicts have given way to open water traditionalists and wetsuit-clad swimmers.
Triple Break Swimmers
2006 Steven Black (Robben + Alcatraz + Spike)
2006 Joe Donnelly (Robben + Alcatraz + Spike)
2006 Mike Harris (Robben + Rottnest + Spike)
2009 John Conroy (Alcatraz + Rottnest + Spike)
2009 Jennifer Hurley (Alcatraz + Rottnest + Spike)
2010 Ram Barkai (Robben + Alcatraz + Rottnest)
2010 Kieron Palframan (Robben + Alcatraz + Rottnest)
2010 Ryan Stramrood (Robben + Alcatraz + Rottnest)
2011 Ned Denison (Robben + Alcatraz + Rottnest + Spike or the Quatro Break)
2011 Gary Emich (Alcatraz + Rottnest + Spike)
IMSHOF Interview
Steven Black was interviewed by IMSHOF chairperson Ned Denison about Sandycove Island swimming
Escape from Spike Island
External links
- Steven Black on the History of Sandycove Island Swimming
- Triple Crown of Prison Escapes
- The Way Things Were: Irish Champion Of Champions
- Swim Ireland
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- The Many Meanings Of DNF
- Open Water Swimming
- Jacques Tuset Makes Another Escape From Prison
- Martin Cullen, Helping Others, Growing The Sport In Ireland
- 2016 Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Committee
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Events Calendar
- Irish Who's Who Honours Its Best
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Official Website
