Dori Miller

Dori Miller after her successful 2-way crossing of the English Channel in 2014 at the age of 43

Doreen 'Dori' Miller of Bondi Beach, Australia is an American-born open water swimmer and lifesaver who is a member of Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club and Bondi Icebergs. She has lived in Australia since 2009 and is a member of the 24-hour Club.

Channel Swimming

Miller has completed three separate English Channel crossings.

• She aborted her first two-way English Channel crossing attempt in 13 hours and her second two-way English Channel crossing in 21 hours before completing her third attempt in 2014 in 26 hours 21 minutes to join the 24-hour Club.
• On 13 August 2005, she completed the 12.9 km Boston Light Swim in Massachusetts in 3 hours 4 minutes at the age of 34.
• In 2006, she completed the 25 km Swim Across The Sound in Connecticut in 7 hours 33 minutes 23 seconds.
• On 8 August 2008, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 17 minutes at the age of 37.
• On 16 May 2010, she completed the 10 km South Head Roughwater in Australia in 3 hours 41 minutes at the age of 39.
• On 7 August 2010, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 38 minutes 30 seconds at the age of 39.
• On 14 August 2010, she completed the 12.9 km Boston Light Swim in Massachusetts in 2 hours 42 minutes 45 seconds at the age of 39.
• On 26 February 2011, she completed the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 5 hours 56 minutes 18 seconds at the age of 40. *On 15 May 2011, she completed the 10 km South Head Roughwater in Australia in 2 hours 43 minutes 9 seconds at the age of 40.
• On 8 August 2012, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 11 hours 45 minutes 15 seconds at the age of 41.
• In 2013, she completed the 10 km Balmoral Ocean Swim in Australia in 2 hours 31 minutes 58 seconds.
• On 18 May 2014, she completed the 10 km South Head Roughwater in Australia in 3 hours 14 minutes at the age of 43.
• On 5 August 2014, she completed a two-way crossing of the English Channel from England to France to England in 26 hours 21 minutes (12 hours 8 minutes on the first leg + 14 hours 13 minutes on the second leg) at the age of 43.

Open Water Swimming Career

• completed the 2005 Boston Light Swim, winning the race in in 3 hours 4 minutes
• won the women's non-wetsuit division in the 2012 Loch Ness Monster Swim in Scotland
• three solo English Channel crossings in 2008, 2010 and 2012. The latter two were part of attempts at double crossings
• two-way English Channel crossing in August 2014 in 26 hours 21 minutes under the guidance of escort pilot Michael Oram on her third attempt to join the 24-hour Club. On her two-way, she completed leg one in 12 hours 8 minutes and leg two in 14 hours 13 minutes.

External links

• Dori Miller's 2 Way English Channel
• Bondi’s Dori Miller joins elite club of Aussies to conquer double English Channel crossing
• Dori Miller Training For Double Crossing Of English Channel
• Boston Light Swim
• Eric Nilsson Faces Wind, Whitecaps To Win Boston Light Swim
• Open Water Swimming
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Marathon Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Bondi Swim Dori Miller training for double crossing of English Channel
• Dori Miller wants to swim there and back
• Bondi’s Dori Miller joins elite club of Aussies to conquer double English Channel crossing
• Hamden grad Dori Miller completes two-way English Channel swim
• Bondi’s Dori Miller Named NSW Masters Athlete of the Year
• Shake It Up Hero – Dori Miller
• Dori Miller Swimming Around The World
• Wandering Samurai In The Open Water
• Updated 24-Hour Club
• 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
• Swimming For More Than 24 Hours
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
• Who's Who In English Channel's Over-and-Back