Elizabeth Berns Makes A Splish In The Cayman Islands
British swimmer Elizabeth Berns is a 36-year-old living in the Cayman Islands. Last year in July, she completed an unprecedented double crossing of the Cayman Brac Channel in 10 hours 34 minutes.“We hit some strong oncoming currents on the way back,” recalled Berns who swam with Alex Harling, Kerri Kanuga and Andrea Roach. “We make the crossings according to the Channel rules and spent no more than 10 minutes resting between the first and second leg.”
This year, the personable open water swimmer was more modest in her goals. Today, she enjoyed the one-mile Flowers Sea Swim for the third consecutive year. “It was great. This was my third year doing it. The conditions were good and the event always draws so many people to the sea.”
Berns is outfitted in one of her favoriate Splish swimwear.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff.
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