Two-way

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A 39-hour 9-minute two-way crossing of the English Channel commemorated via a tattoo on the foot of Wendy Trehiou

noun, adjective - Two-way (or two-way crossing or double-crossing) is a solo or relay swim that continues two consecutive times across a channel, lake, river or other body of water under the traditional rules of marathon swimming. Typically, there is a maximum of a 10-minute break at the shoreline between the first and second crossing.

Usage

The swimmer set a two-way record across the Cook Strait.

Synonyms

Double-crossing, there and back, back and forth, two-way crossing

Two-way Crossing of the Catalina Channel


Antonio Argüelles' 64.6 km two-way crossing of the Catalina Channel in 24 hours 17 minutes 49 seconds on 26-27 August 2019 at the age of 60.

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