Qing Li
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Photo of Ice Ironwoman Qing Li of Chicago, Illinois courtesy of APRoberson Photography
Ice Miler Qing Li of Chicago, Illinois
Qing Li is a 32-year-old American open water swimmer, triathlete, and former competitive swimmer specializing in sprint backstroke from Chicago, Illinois.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She achieved the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 5 December 2021.
- She represented the USA at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France between 11-15 January 2023.
- On 15 January 2023, she finished 10th in the 100m individual medley at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France at the age of 32.
- She is certified as an IISA Official Observer L1 as of 1 March 2022.
- She completed the English Channel on 25 August 2011 in 16 hours 48 minutes, certified by the Channel Swimming Association at the age of 21.
- She won the 45.9 km 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim around New York City in 7 hours 17 minutes 45 seconds at the age of 29.
- On 21 April 2019, she finished 2nd overall and was the first woman at the 2019 38.6 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida in 12 hours 3 minutes at the age of 29.
- On 8 July 2019, she completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 10 hours 36 minutes 0 seconds at the age of 29 to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
- She serves as an advisor to GLOW (Great Lakes Open Water adventures) in Lake Ontario, Canada.
- She finished 3rd in the 200m freestyle at the 2020 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival on 29 February 2020.
- She achieved the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 8 July 2019 with a crossing of the Catalina Channel.
- She achieved the Grand Slam of Open Water Swimming on 8 July 2019 with a crossing of the Catalina Channel.
- On 6 November 2021, she completed an Ironman Triathlon in Panama City Beach, Florida at the age of 31 in 14 hours 46 minutes 33 seconds.
- On 5 December 2021 at Ohio St. Beach in Chicago, Illinois, she completed an Ice Mile in 4.13°C water and 2.78°C air temperature in 31 minutes 35 seconds at the age of 31. She become an Ice Ironwoman within the fastest period (29 days) in history.
- She became an Ice Ironwoman with her Ice Mile on 5 December 2021.
- She finished 3rd in the 200m freestyle at the 2022 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont at the age of 31 on 26 February 2022.
- She won the 100m freestyle at the 2022 Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont at the age of 31 on 27 February 2022.
2021 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Award Nomination
She was nominated for the 2021 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Award. The winners and nominees included:
Winner: Avram Iancu (Romania)
First Runner-up: José Eduardo do Amaral Ferreira (Brazil)
Second Runner-up: Jordan Leckey (Ireland)
4. Krzysztof Gajewski (Poland)
5. Meliah Motchman (Canada)
6. Courtney Moates Paulk (USA)
7. Rusya – Türkiye Uluslararasi Karadeniz 320 km Açik Deniz Yüzme Maratonu (Russia – Turkey)
8. Jennifer Dutton (USA)
9. John Batchelder (USA)
10. Serge Gellé and Andrianarison Jimmy Laitsara (Madagascar)
11. Qing Li (USA)
12. Défi Titicaca (France)
13. Anna Brown (Andorra)
14. Oceane Cassignol (France)
15. Matan Roditi (Israel)
GLOW Executive Team
- Greg Maitinsky, Secretary
- Janice Barker, President
- Mauro Campenelli, Vice President - Logistics
- Robert McGlashan, Vice President - Legal
- Qing Li, Vice President - Operations
- Loren King, Director
- Madhu Nagaraja, Director
Marathon Swim Stories
She appeared with Shannon House Keegan on Marathon Swim Stories.
External links
- Open Water Swimmers Take It To The Extreme with Ice Miles, Channel Swims and Marathon Swims
- International Ice Swimming Association bio
- Team America Gearing Up For The IISA 5th World Championship
- Qing Li Achieves Fastest Iron Icewoman Turnaround in History
- Ice Mile confirmation
- Crossings Continue In The Catalina Channel
- Open Water Swimming
- Shannon House Keegan Talks Marathon Swimming Stories
- GLOW Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- GLOWing With Robert McGlashan
- Swimmers Have A Certain GLOW
- Great Lakes Open Water Adventures, Problem Solver Extraordinaire
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Channel Swimming Association
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- English Channel website
- Welcome to the English Channel
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- Michael Teys, Trevor Colman Achieve Their Triple Crowns
- Distance Matters
- Dr. Jamie Proffit Wins Coast To Coast
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
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
