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Original Triple Crown
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The Original Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming by Kamil Resa Alsaran was selected as the 2020 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year in the annual WOWSA Awards
noun - The Original Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is the successful completion of solo unassisted crossings of the 33.5 km English Channel, the 35 km North Channel and 28 km Bristol Channel in the United Kingdom.
Original Triple Crowners
The Original Triple Crowners include Ted Keenan, Kevin Murphy, and Kamil Resa Alsaran.
- Kevin Murphy crossed the English Channel on 11 August 1968 in 15 hours 55 minutes, the North Channel in 1973 in 13 hours 54 minutes, and the Bristol Channel in 1973 in 13 hours 54 minutes.
- Ted Keenan crossed the English Channel on 13 August 1972 in 18 hours 11 minutes, the North Channel on 11 August 1973 in 18 hours 27 minutes, and the Bristol Channel on 17 July 1975 in 14 hours 26 minutes.
- Kamil Resa Alsaran crossed the English Channel on 4 September 2012 in 13 hours 19 minutes, the North Channel on 29 July 2019 in 13 hours 55 minutes, and the Bristol Channel on 9 September 2020 in 13 hours 9 minutes.
Bristol Channel Crossing
The swim route for the Bristol Channel should start or finish in North Devon.
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External links
- What Is Open Water Swimming?
- The Magic of Three: Triple Crown Swims
- Original Triple Crown By Kamil Resa Alsaran Is 2020 World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year
- 2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year Nominees
- Kamil Resa Alsaran Talks About Achieving Dreams On WOWSA Live
- Kamil Resa Alsaran Completes Very Rare Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming
- Brian Keenan On His Father Ted Keenan On WOWSA Live
- Billy Wallace Recalls North Channel History On WOWSA Live
- The Original Triple Crown
- Everyday Hero Duels Mother Nature In Triple Crown
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming List
