Unfinished Waters
Maria Redman is an American open water swimmer and digital creator from Yorkshire, Virginia.
Unfinished Waters is a multi-year project created by Maria Redman that documents the physical preparation, mental resilience, and cultural significance of completing the 33.5 km English Channel crossing that Pauline Jackson was refused. The journey will include open-water training swims across the United States and Europe leading up to the Channel crossing.
As part of Unfinished Water, Redman is also building The Pauline Jackson 100 Initiative with the goal of providing 100 children from underserved communities with a full year of swim lessons, along with swim caps, goggles, and water-safety education.
Pauline Jackson
Pauline Jackson was a black American open water swimmer and trail blazer from New York who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Administrator in the Class of 2024.
