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8/8/2019 A Crowning Achievement - The Triple Crown http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/a-crowning-achievement-the-triple-crown 1/3 Open Water Source www.openwatersource.com Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones A Crowning Achievement - The Triple Crown The Triple Crown of open water swimming is defined as the completion of the English Channel, the Catalina Channel and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. 41 people to date have completed a Triple Crown, some within a year. But just as the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing can be defined differently, there are definitions for the different Triple Crowns in the open water. The Irish Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Irish Channel, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel. The Kiwi Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Cook Strait, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel. The Southern California Triple Crown is defined as the completion of one of the Santa Barbara Channels, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel. The Northern California Triple Crown is defined as the completion of a swim between the Farallon Islands and San Francisco, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel. The Hawaiian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of one of the Hawaiian Island Channels (e.g., Moloka’i Channel), the English Channel and the Catalina Channel. The Japanese Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Tsugaru Channel, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel. The Canadian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of a crossing of Lake Ontario (the smallest of the five Great Lakes of North America, located between the Canadian province of Ontario and New York state), the the English Channel and the Catalina Channel. The African Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Strait of Gibraltar, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel. The Australian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Rottnest Channel, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel. The Argentinian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Maratón Internacional
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A Crowning Achievement - The Triple Crown
The Triple Crown of open water swimming is defined as the completion of the EnglishChannel, the Catalina Channel and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. 41 people todate have completed a Triple Crown, some within a year. But just as the Triple Crown ofThoroughbred Racing can be defined differently, there are definitions for the different TripleCrowns in the open water.
The Irish Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Irish Channel, the EnglishChannel and the Catalina Channel.
The Kiwi Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Cook Strait, the EnglishChannel and the Catalina Channel.
The Southern California Triple Crown is defined as the completion of one of the SantaBarbara Channels, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Northern California Triple Crown is defined as the completion of a swim between theFarallon Islands and San Francisco, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Hawaiian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of one of the Hawaiian IslandChannels (e.g., Moloka’i Channel), the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Japanese Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Tsugaru Channel, theEnglish Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Canadian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of a crossing of Lake Ontario (thesmallest of the five Great Lakes of North America, located between the Canadian provinceof Ontario and New York state), the the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The African Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Strait of Gibraltar, theEnglish Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Australian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Rottnest Channel, theEnglish Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Argentinian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Maratón Internacional
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Hernandarias – Parana, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Italian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Canadian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Traversée Internationale
du lac St-Jean, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
Another Canadian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Lake Ontario crossing, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The South African Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Cape Town Swim-to-False Bay, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Macedonian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Ohrid Lake SwimmingMarathon, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Greek Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Messinian Gulf SwimmingMarathon, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Swiss Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the International Self-Transcendence Marathon Swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Isle Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Isle of Jersey circumnavigation, the Valentia Island circumnavigation and the Isle of Wight circumnavigation.
The Russian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the St. Petersburg to KotlinIsland swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Florida Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Dutch Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Ijseelmeerzwemmarathon, theEnglish Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Peruvian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Travesia En AguasAbiertas Por la Ruta de Olaya, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Danish Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Beltquerung solo, the English
Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Croatian Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Faros Marathon Swim, theEnglish Channel and the Catalina Channel.
The Hong Kong Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Clean Half MarathonSwim Solo, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
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The Alaskan Triple Crown is defined as the completion of the Pennock Island ChallengeSolo, the English Channel and the Catalina Channel.
But the traditional Triple Crown will remain the New York Triple Crown with the EnglishChannel, the Catalina Channel and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim as its
component swims.
Photo shows Christopher Robert's crossing of the Catalina Channel.
