Tara Grout
From Openwaterpedia
Tara Grout is a 52-year-old Australian open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She competed in the SCAR Swim Challenge, a 4-day stage swim in Arizona on 23-26 April 2025 at the age of 52.
- She achieved the Australian Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with the following three marathon swims:
- 25 km Port to Pub from Freemantle to Rottnest Island in Western Australia on 20 March 2021
- 27 km Palm-Shelley in Sydney on 17 April 2021 + Derwent on 29 March 2022
- 34 km Derwent River Big Swim in Hobart, Tasmania on the 29 March 2022 in 8 hours 5 minutes 6 seconds.
- She completed a 29.6 km tandem swim with Julie Boxsell down the Derwent River in Tasmania on 6 February 2024 in 9 hours 53 minutes 15 seconds at the age of 52.
External links
- Corey Murphey, Jorge Agudelo Win The SCAR Swim Challenge
- Corey Murphey Moves Into Overall Lead After Day Three at SCAR
- Ildiko Szekely, Corey Murphey Battle It Out Across Canyon Lake on Day Two at SCAR
- Swimplifly Wins Day One at SCAR Swim – Three To Go
- Sara Palacios, Swimming from Quito to Saguaro, Canyon, Apache, and Roosevelt
- Two-time Winner Michael Rice Headlines SCAR Swim 2025
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- Tara Grout, Julie Boxsell et al Do Big Swims in Derwent River
- 35 Go For 34 – in the Derwent River Big Swim
