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Martyn Webster
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Martyn Webster is a 55-year-old British open water swimmer living in Rapperswil, Switzerland.
Open Water Swimming Highlights[edit]
- He completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
- He is a member of the Half Century Club.
- He has completed 3 Oceans Seven channels.
- He completed the Original Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in 2022:
- On 25 August 2016, he completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 11 hours 42 minutes.
- On 13 August 2019, he completed a 35 km crossing of the North Channel in 11 hours 12 minutes 30 seconds.
- On 19 September 2022, he completed a 27 km crossing of the Bristol Channel in 9 hours 10 minutes, observed by Erica Jones and escorted by Ceri Davies.
- On 26 July 2015, he finished 4th in the 26.4 km International Self-Transcendence Marathon-Schwimmen in Switzerland in 8 hours 10 minutes 47 seconds at the age of 48.
- On 23 July 2016, he finished 4th in the 27 km Lago D'Orta Marathon Swim in Italy in 7 hours 16 minutes 52 seconds at the age of 49.
- On 25 August 2016, he completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 11 hours 42 minutes at the age of 49.
- On 4 July 2017, he completed a 36 km two-way crossing of Lake Windermere in the Lake District of England in 10 hours 40 minutes.
- On 28 July 2017, he completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 10 hours 57 minutes 3 seconds.
- On 26 August 2017, he won the 12 km LGSA Classic Swim across Lac Léman from Lausanne to Évian-les-Bains, crossing the Swiss border into France.
- On 8 September 2017, he finished second in the 28.5-mile (45.8 km) 20 Bridges Circumnavigation Swim of Manhattan in 7 hours 46 minutes 44 seconds at the age of 50 to qualify for the Half Century Club.
- On 14 April 2018, he completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 3 hours 51 minutes at the age of 51.
- On 27 May 2018, he completed a 26.4 km crossing of Lake Zurich in Switzerland in 8 hours 16 minutes at the age of 51.
- On 9 July 2018, he completed a 38.1 km crossing of Loch Awe in 13 hours 30 minutes 37 seconds at the age of 51.
- On 5 August 2018, he finished 8th in the 26.4 km Lake Zurich Marathon Swim in Switzerland in 8 hours 51 minutes 27 seconds at the age of 51.
- On 28 August 2018, he completed a 33.8 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 12 hours 57 minutes at the age of 51.
- In 2018, he completed a crossing of the Walensee in Switzerland in 8:51:27 at the age of 51), Great Britain
- On 17 September 2018, he completed a 34.8 km crossing of Loch Lomond in Scotland in 12 hours 4 minutes at the age of 51.
- He was named one of the World's Top 50 Most Adventurous Swimmers in 2019 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
- He received the 2019 Barra Award for Most Outstanding Year of Marathon Swimming voted by the Marathon Swimmers Federation.
- He finished 7th in the Overall Skins Grand Slam at the 2020 Open Water Virtual Grand Slam.
- On 26-29 April 2022, he competed in the SCAR Swim, a 4-day stage swim in Arizona at the age of 55, finishing 7th in 19 hours 29 minutes 34.7 seconds.
External links[edit]
- The Original Triple Crowners More Than Doubled In 2022
- Stephen Key Forges An Iron Mask Swimmer
- Taking KAATSU To The Extreme - WOWSA
- Taking KAATSU To The Extreme - KAATSU blog
- SCAR Swim: A Logistical Nightmare Is A Dream Come True
- SCAR Swim: Day 4 Across Roosevelt Lake
- SCAR Swim: Day 3 on Apache Lake
- SCAR Swim – T Minus 1
- SCAR Swim – T Minus 2
- Shannon Keegan Talks With SCAR Swimmers
- 2022 SCAR Swim Psych Sheets Posted
- Steve Sutton's Pool at Zuma Beach
- Michael Rice to Defend His SCAR Title Against Some Fast, Fast People in Arizona
- The History of Swimming 4 Long Days In SCAR
- Michael Rice, Ned Denison Discuss The SCAR Swim Challenge On WOWSA Live
- Lake Monster Gives Water Temps Across USA
- Jamie Tout DEFCON Training
- S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge
- Open Water Swimming
- Krista Belanger, Eric Nilsson Win 2020 Skins Open Water Virtual Grand Slam
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Swim Half Century Club Members
- Martyn Webster Wins LGSA Classic Swim
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- September 8th 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim
- Just Giving
- New York Open Water
- New York Open Water Facebook page
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- FLASH! Swimming Around Manhattan Island Is On
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Professor Patrick McKnight Thinks Big
- Patrick McKnight Sets Triple Crown Record
- Swimming In Spite Of The Devil
- Tracy Clark Adds The Triple Crown To Her Resume
- Marty Filipowski Achieves Triple Crown
- History Of Swimming Around Manhattan Island
- Michael Hanisch Follows Long Line Of Aussie Greats
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Trio Of Aussies Do Triple Crown Around The Big Apple
- Swim Around Manhattan Is Saved From a Future as Murky as Its Waters
- Daniel Martinez Lobo Completes The Triple Crown
- The Swim Kid Achieves The Triple Crown
- The Swim Kid From Down Under
- Arleen Gonzalez Perez Achieves Triple Crown
- Details Of The 20 Bridges Swims In 2017
- Jaimie Monahan, Marathoning Around The World
- Lake Geneva Swimming Association
- 3 For 3 For 3: Webster, Lazarenco, Cox Do Triple Crown
- Cross-border Classic 12
- Martyn Webster Is Barraesque, Wins The Barra Award
- Martyn Webster Talks About His Barraesque Year
