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Richard Jones
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Richard Jones was the 8th person in history to complete the 34 km Derwent River Big Swim in Tasmania, Australia
Richard Jones achieved the Australian Triple Crown on 20 March 2021
Richard Jones is an Australian open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming Highlights[edit]
- On 7 January 2021, he completed Tasmania's 34 km Derwent River Big Swim in 10 hours 8 minutes to become the 8th person to complete the swim, one of The Toughest 13 marathon swims.
- On 20 March 2021, he completed the 25 km Port to Pub Ultramarathon swim to achieve the Triple Crown of Australia.
- He will attempt a 45.9 km 20 Bridges circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island in 2022.
External links[edit]
- Aussies Down Under Head To The Northern Hemisphere
- Open Water Swimming
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Famers Achieve Australian Triple Crown
- Luke Richards Completes The Australian Triple Crown
- Ross Youngman Completes The Australian Triple Crown
- Quintet Of Australian Triple Crowners Led By The Sea Bull
- All-time Historical Big Swims Down Derwent River
- 3 For 3: Richard Jones Completes the Australian Triple Crown
- 3 For 3: Emma Radford Completes the Australian Triple Crown
- 3 For 3: Brenda Norman Completes the Australian Triple Crown
- Brenda Norman, Emma Radford Are 1-2 Down The Derwent River
