Anna-Carin Nordin, the first woman in history to complete the Oceans Seven, completed an unprecedented record-setting Öland Circumnavigation Stage Swim in her native Sweden.

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About

Anna-Carin Nordin, the first woman to complete the Oceans Seven, has done many extreme swims including a 333 km stage swim in the Baltic Sea around Öland, an island in Sweden, swimming for 117 hours 5 minutes over 22 days, swimming the last 83 km without an escort while her father Karl-Erik Nordin coordinated ground support.

Why it was nominated

For completing the record-setting Öland Circumnavigation Stage Swim in her typically understated, low maintenance style with a small support team, and for carrying on with her ambassadorial role as an icon in the sport.

Country

Sweden

Swimmer

Anna-Carin Nordin