Caroline Saxon
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The Swimyourswim team of Samantha Farrow, Tracy Mistry, Claire Poole, and Caroline Saxon after their 13-way crossing of Lake Windermere
The WOWSA certificate for the Swimyourswim team of Samantha Farrow, Tracy Mistry, Claire Poole, and Caroline Saxon after their 13-way crossing of Lake Windermere
Caroline Saxon is a 31-year-old British open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- On 15 January 2023, she finished 6th in the 50m freestyle at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France at the age of 26.
- Between 21-28 January 2023, Ger Kennedy, Colm Morris, John C. Curley, Vincent Donegan, and John Myatt will compete against Cath Pendleton, Niamh McCarthy, Sian Clement, Caroline Saxon, Sam Farrow, and reserve Nicola Such in an extreme winter 33.5 km English Channel relay competition, escorted by pilots Mike Oram and Lance Oram. All the swimmers had to qualify by completing three one-hour swims in water temperatures 8°C or lower over a 7-hour period.
- As of February 2019, she is ranked 18th in the International Ice Swimming Association world Ice Kilometer all-time rankings.
- She finished 8th in the Ice Kilometer at the 3rd International Ice Swimming Association World Championship held in [[Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She qualified for the fastest heat in the 200m freestyle at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She finished 7th overall in the 50m butterfly at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She finished 10th overall in the 50m freestyle at the IISA 3rd World Championship in Murmansk, Russia in March 2019.
- She finished 2nd in the 1000m freestyle at the International Ice Swimming Association Great Britain Championships in Sandford Lido, UK on 22 February 2020 at the age of 29.
- She won the 200m freestyle at the International Ice Swimming Association Great Britain Championships in Sandford Lido, UK on 22 February 2020 at the age of 29.
- She finished 2nd in the 100m freestyle at the International Ice Swimming Association Great Britain Championships in Sandford Lido, UK on 22 February 2020 at the age of 29.
- John Myatt, Laura Nesbitt, Saxon, and Lars Mack took 31 hours 6 minutes to complete the Three Lakes, Three Peaks Challenge which is a combination of the Three Lakes Challenge (or swims across Loch Awe, Bala Lake, and Lake Windermere) during the day and the Three Peaks Challenge (or climbs up the highest peaks in Scotland (Ben Nevis), England (Scafell Pike) and Wales (Snowdon) in September 2021.
- She is host of The Swim Tribe Podcast.
- She finished 3rd in the 500m freestyle at the IISA 4th World Championships in 6:49:72 on 5 February 2022 in Głogów, Poland at the age of 31.
- She finished 4th in the 50m freestyle at the IISA 4th World Championships in 31:26 on 6 February 2022 in Głogów, Poland at the age of 31.
- Together with Samantha Farrow, Tracy Mistry, and Claire Poole, she completed the first four-person relay 13 times across Lake Windermere in England in 77 hours 39 minutes, swimming a total of 219.7 km (136.5 miles) on 18 September 2022.
External links
- Open Water Swimmer’s Podcast – Season 3 Coming Up
- 10 Top Women on a Hot Streak in Open Water Swimming – December 2022
- Ger Kennedy + Team versus Cath Pendleton + Team in a January English Channel Duel
- 13 Is A Lucky Number For Samantha Farrow, Tracy Mistry, Claire Poole, Caroline Saxon
- The Longest Fresh Water Relay Swim In The World…
- IISA Ice Swimming World Records + History’s Top 3
- Alexa Xenia Ortwein Wins Sprint Freestyle Title at the IISA 4th World Championship
- She’s Back. Alisa Fatum Defends Her International Ice Swimming World Championship Title
- Alisa Fatum Goes 2 For 2 – Defends Her International Ice Swimming World Championship Title
- Karolina Szalast Upsets Alisa Fatum in 250m Race at IISA 4th World Championship
- International Ice Swimming Association 4th World Championship Is On, As Scheduled
- The Swim Tribe Podcast With Caroline Saxon
- Days Across Lakes, Nights Up Mountains By John Myatt, Laura Nesbitt, Caroline Saxon and Lars Mack
- Kyra Wijnker Win 2020 Ice Kilometer IISA World Cup Series Title
- Kyra Wijnker Is 2020 IISA World Cup Series Champion
- Kyra Wijnker Wins Sprint & Distance Races At IISA Great Britain Championships
- Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships Venue
- Realizing The Vision Of Ice Swimming In Burghausen
- Camaraderie, Competition Makes Ice Swimming Great
- Julia Wittig Wins World Ice Swimming Championships
- Petar Stoychev Wins World Ice Swimming Championships
- The Look Of Ice Swimmers In Burghausen
- Getting Ready for 2-3°C Water
- The Explosive Growth Of Ice Swimming 120 To Delve Deeply
- What Is Ice Swimming?
- Tapering For An Ice Swimming
- Protecting The Feet In Ice Swimming
- Training For Competitive Ice Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- International Ice Swimming Association
- Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere World Championships
- International Ice Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Anna Ray DeLozier Feeling Good In 2.8°C Water
- Discomfort Gives Way To Speed For Julia Wittig
- Ram Barkai To Make Ice Swimming Announcements
- Cold Water Speed, Embrace The Ice
- Zollhaus Open
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Sven Elfferich To Race At The Zollhaus Open In Germany
- International Ice Swimming Association
- Elina Mäkinen Wins 50m Butterfly World Title In Murmansk
- Hanna Bakuniak From Poland, Fastest Woman In The Ice
IISA 5th World Championship - Samoëns
- France Wins Medal Count at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Ludivine Blanc Sets Her Third World Record at the IISA World Championship in the 50 Freestyle
- Marcin Szarpak Shatters His Own Record to Win 250 Freestyle at IISA 5th World Championship
- Germany Wins 4×250 Mixed Freestyle Relay at IISA 5th World Championship
- Smoking Fast – Keaton Jones Captures His 5th World Title, 5th World Record at the IISA World Championship
- Polish Strength Demonstrated in the 100 IM at the IISA 5th World Championship – Slawomir Wilkowski Leads Polish Team
- Marta Piasecka of Iceland Wins Close Race to Capture 100 IM World IISA Title
- Alisa Fatum Wins Her Third Title at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Michał Perl Takes Both Breaststroke Titles at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Franziska Partheymüller Wins 50 Breaststroke Title at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Keaton Jones Sets His Fourth World Record, Wins His Fourth World Title at IISA World Championship
- Maja Olszewska Wins 100 Backstroke at IISA World Championship In World Record Time
- Alisa Fatum Continues Her Brilliant Dominance of the Ice Kilometer
- Marcin Szarpak Shatters Ice Kilometer World Record at IISA World Championship
- Keaton Jones Goes 3-for-3 at the IISA World Championship with a 100 Freestyle Victory
- Ludivine Blanc Wins Her Second IISA World Championship Title in the 100 Freestyle
- France Wins Close 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay over Poland
- Michał Perl Wins 100 Breaststroke at IISA World Championship in World Record Time
- Zoé Ducret Wins 100 Breaststroke IISA World Championship Title
- Keaton Jones Captures Second IISA World Championship Title and Record
- Bernard Louise Captures 100m Butterfly Gold at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Alisa Fatum Swims to Form – Fast and Victorious – at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Radostin Krastev Wins with the Fastest 500m in Ice Swimming History
- IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns Begins with Ice Kilometer Heats
- Keaton Jones, Ludivine Blanc Shine and Set World Records on Day 1 of the IISA 5th World Championship
- The Extremely Cold Water Perception Scale
- The Excitement Builds For Samoëns World Championship
- IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns Begins with Ice Kilometer Heats
- Team America Gearing Up For The IISA 5th World Championship
- Get Ready To Rumble With The Romanians In Samoens
- Thank You Visionary France
- 2023 Ice Swimming World Championships - Entries Open
