Triple Crown of Endurance Sports
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noun - The Triple Crown of Endurance Sports is a solo challenge to complete the Hawaiian Ironman, the Boston Marathon, and the English Channel.
History
James Tout is the only human in history to have complete the Triple Crown of Endurance Sports with his Hawaiian Ironman in 1981, Boston Marathon in 1982, and the English Channel in 1987.
Alternative Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Achievements
On 13 July 2009, Steven Munatones of the World Open Water Swimming Association proposed a number of alternative Triple Crown swims based on the original Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (English Channel + Catalina Channel + Manhattan Island Marathon Swim). Similar to the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing that can be defined differently, there are a number of alternative definitions for achievements of the original Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a solo, non-assisted completion of the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
- Irish Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the North (Irish) Channel, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Kiwi Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Cook Strait, the English Channel, and the Catalina Channel
- Southern California Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of one of the Santa Barbara Channels, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Northern California Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of a swim between the Farallon Islands and San Francisco, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Hawaiian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of one of the Hawaiian Island Channels (e.g., Molokai Channel), the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Japanese Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Tsugaru Channel, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- African Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Strait of Gibraltar, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Australian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Rottnest Channel, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Argentinian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Maratón Internacional Hernandarias – Parana, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Italian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Canadian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Canadian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of a Lake Ontario crossing, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- South African Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Cape Town Swim-to-False Bay, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Macedonian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Ohrid Lake Swimming Marathon, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Greek Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Swimming Marathon of the Messinian Gulf, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Swiss Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the International Self-Transcendence Marathon Swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Isle Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Jersey Solo circumnavigation, the Valentia Island circumnavigation and the Isle of Wight circumnavigation
- Russian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the St. Petersburg to Kotlin Island swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Florida Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Dutch Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Ijseelmeerzwemmarathon, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Peruvian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Travesia En Aguas Abiertas Por la Ruta de Olaya, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Danish Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Beltquerung solo, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Croatian Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Faros Marathon Swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Hong Kong Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Clean Half Marathon Swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
- Alaskan Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Pennock Island Challenge Solo, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel
Other acknowledged Triple Crown achievements are as follows:
- Triple Crown of Endurance Sports is a solo challenge to complete the Hawaiian Ironman, the Boston Marathon, and the English Channel, created by Jamie Tout.
- Ice, Water, Fire Challenge is a solo challenge to climb Mount Everest, swim the English Channel and run 250 km Marathon des Sables through the Sahara Desert, created by Georgios-Ioannis Tsianos.
- California Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Santa Barbara Channel, Lake Tahoe and the Catalina Channel, created by Evan Morrison.
- American Triple Crown is a solo, non-assisted completion of the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and the Catalina Channel, created by Ron Collins.
External links
- James Tout Still Going Strong
- Listen To The Voice That Speaks Softly
- Multi-Talented Doctor Completes Ice, Water, Fire Challenge
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming List
- NYC Swim website
- Catalina Channel Swimming Federation website
- Channel Swimming Association website
- Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation website
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Mariel Hawley Makes Mexico Proud
- Gabor Molnar Becomes 65th Triple Crowner
- Roger Finch Becomes 1st South African To Join Triple Crown
- Marathon Swimming
- Crowned In Cork, Good Things Come In Threes
- Davis Lee Enjoys Thrice The Fun Of Open Water Swimming
- Double The Trouble, But Twice As Nice
- Marathon Swimming Is A Global Phenomena
- Ned Denison Represents Cork, Ireland, Open Water World
- Lance Ogren Completes Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming
- Katy Dooley Does 1-2-3 To Join Triple Crown
- Jim Neitz Is 69
- Días Azules By Mariel Hawley Dávila
- The Weather Could Not Have Been Better
- The Weather Could Not Have Been Better
- Nial Funchion Achieves His Goals And Keeps Going
- Thomas W. Kofler Becomes Italy's First Triple Crowner
- Quietly, 9 Swimmers Complete The Circle In Manhattan
- Graeme Lowe Achieves Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Barbara Pellick, 20 Years In The Making Of A Heroine
- Barbara Pellick Looks Back And Looks Forward
- Liz Fry Inducted In International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- 100 New Year's Resolutions For Open Water Swimmers
- Open Water Swimming Predictions For 2014
- The 1-2-3s Of Open Water Swimming
- How Baby Boomers Will Affect Open Water Swimming
- Jason Zirganos Circumnavigation Clarified
- Top 25 Terms In Openwaterpedia
- Anthony McCarley Taking It To Another Level
- Expanding The Beautiful Swim Around Charleston
- Marathon Swimmer Kathleen Wilson Survives Life's Storms
- Katie Benoit Endlessly Shifting Life's Responsibilities
- Gordon Gridley's Triple Crown Completed
- Loretta Cox Attempts To Become One Of The Top Five
- Post-50 Swimming With Bob West
- Doug McConnell Starts To Swim Downhill
- Triple Is Doubled In Once Around Manhattan
- Four Makes Three, John Walker's Triple Crown
- Swimming And Livengood In Oregon
- Triple Crowners Showcase Their Fountain Of Youth - Age of Triple Crowners
- David Livengood, The Endurance Man Of Oregon
- Raine Pearce Does 3 In Group 3
- Dr Marilyn Korzekwa Becomes First Canadian Triple Crowner
- Pop The Cork, Ciaran Byrne Joins Triple Crown Quartet
- Anthony McCarley Goes Harder Than Ever Before
- Anthony McCarley Getting Past The Currents
- Dan Robinson Does Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming
- Tandem Swim Completes Triple Crown For Veterans
- Charlotte Samuels Lowers Bar, Set Triple Crown Record
- Charlotte Samuels On Achieving The Triple Crown
- Loretta Cox Scores 100
- Timothy Donovan Is 101st Triple Crowner
- Ultra swimming's ultimate challenge
- Ultra swimming's ultimate challenge
- Bridgett Hobart Janeczko Makes Its 102 For Triple
- Distance Matters In Tampa Bay
- Distance Matters Twitter
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year Nominees
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
- 2014 WOWSA Awards Nominees
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nominees
- What A Performance In The Open Water
- Miguel García Guillermo Campero Does The Triple Corona
- Forrest Nelson Voted Into Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- The Remarkable Life Of Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González
- Dan Boyle Brings Good Cheer To Winter Swimming
- Alexandr Brylin, Grigori Prokopchuk's Diomedes Swim Is 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year
- Colleen Blair Is Scotland's First Triple Crowner
- Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming - Average Ages
- Peaks And Ponds - Dryland And Open Water Endurance
- James Tout Across The Pacific
