Gabor Molnar Becomes 66th Triple Crowner And 1st Hungarian
Gabor Molnar completed his crossing of the Catalina Channel today in 9 hours 0 minutes 48 seconds and joined the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming as a result.Molnar became the 66th person in history to complete the Triple Crown (English + Manhattan Island + Catalina) and first person from Hungary to do so. “[I am] still alive and kicking,” wrote Molnar. “[I] had my nicest swim and completed the Triple Crown as the first Hungarian! And there is more to come – that’s only 2 out of 7.” with a hint of his assault on the Oceans Seven.
On the global Oceans Seven list, Molnar is tied for 24th with many other individuals.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. 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).
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