Claire deBoer

Bridgette Hobart and Claire de Boer after swimming across the Cayuga Lake in the New York Finger Lakes

Ithaca Journal article from 15 August 1984

Claire de Boer is an American pool and open water swimmer from Ithaca, New York

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• She completed a 16-mile crossing of Skaneateles Lake in July 1984.
• She was the first individual to complete a solo unassisted crossing of the 37.9-mile Cayuga Lake on 13-14 August 1984 in just over 20 hours from the Village of Cayuga to the Treman State Marine Park in Ithaca.
• She joined Bridgette Hobart on her crossing of Cayuga Lake in 2015 that replicated her 1984 course.

External links

• Bridgette Hobart Gets A Surprise From 31 Years Ago
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Thirty years ago, Claire de Boer swam into history