English Channel

Catalina Channel

Manhattan Island

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Triple Crown crossings

TheTriple Crown of Open Water Swimming is amarathon swimming challenge consisting of three historically important swims:

1. TheEnglish Channel, 33 kilometres (21 mi) between France and England
2. TheCatalina Channel, 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) between Catalina Island and the California mainland
3. The 20 Bridges Swim (formerly known as Manhattan Island Swim), a 48.5-kilometre (30.1 mi) circumnavigation ofManhattan Island, New York City.

As of October 2025, 400 swimmers had earned this distinction.^[1]

Swimmers who have completed two swims each of the English Channel, Catalina, and Manhattan are said to have achieved theDouble Triple Crown.Antonio Argüelles from Mexico was the first swimmer to achieve this, with his first Triple Crown coming in 1999 and the second in 2009.

Swimmers who have achieved the Double Triple Crown are:^[2][3]

Swimmer	Country	First Triple Crown	Second Triple Crown
Antonio Argüelles		1999	2009
Tina Neill		2008	2012
Penny Palfrey		2010	2015
Elizabeth Fry		2009	2016

• Channel Swimming Association
• Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
• Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
• New York Open Water
• Triple Crown on LongSwims DB

• Open water swimming
• Manhattan Island swimmers
• English Channel swimmers
• Santa Catalina Island (California)

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