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Lynne Cox's Record-Breaking Swims | |||||
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Year | Age | Location | Swimming Distance* | Time | Sea Temperature (Fahrenheit) |
1971 | 14 | First crossing of Catalina Channel (CA) |
27 miles | 12 hours 36 minutes | 65°–70° |
1972 | 15 | English Channel | 27 miles | 9 hours 57 minutes | 55°–60° |
1973 | 16 | English Channel | 27 miles | 9 hours 36 minutes | 55°–60° |
1976 | 19 | Strait of Magellan (Chile) |
3.0 miles | 1 hour 2 minutes |
44° |
1987 | 30 | Bering Strait (between the former Soviet Union and the United States) |
5.0 miles | 2 hours 6 minutes |
38°–42° |
2002 | 45 | Swim to Antarctica | 1.2 miles | 25 minutes | 32° |