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Yulia Ovodkova
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Julia Ovodkova is an open water swimmer from Russia.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She was the fastest and youngest traditional female swimmer of the year at 34 years old to swim 14.4 km across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 4 hours 4 minutes on 5 April 2019.
- She completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland on 14 August 2019 at the age of 35.
- She completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France on 21 August 2021 at the age of 37.
- She completed a 45.9 km circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island.
- She completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
