Loretta Cox Attempts To Become One Of Top Five
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
Loretta Cox crossed the English Channel in 1995 and completed the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 1997.
The British swimmer from Westerham, Kent is now attempting to complete the circle and achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with a September crossing of the Catalina Channel.
As a 58-year-old, she will be one of the oldest athletes to join the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
At the age of 62, Bob West is the oldest to complete an English Channel, Catalina Channel, and Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. At the age of 60, Mo Siegel is the second oldest. At the age of 59, Carol Sing is the oldest women to complete the trio of marathon swims and at the age of 58, Barbara Held was the fourth oldest swimmer.
In addition to Cox, there will be many other individuals over the age of 55 and even a handful of individuals over the age of 60 who will join this prestigious club of marathon swimmers over the next decade.
Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
Loretta Cox crossed the English Channel in 1995 and completed the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 1997.
The British swimmer from Westerham, Kent is now attempting to complete the circle and achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with a September crossing of the Catalina Channel.
As a 58-year-old, she will be one of the oldest athletes to join the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
At the age of 62, Bob West is the oldest to complete an English Channel, Catalina Channel, and Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. At the age of 60, Mo Siegel is the second oldest. At the age of 59, Carol Sing is the oldest women to complete the trio of marathon swims and at the age of 58, Barbara Held was the fourth oldest swimmer.
In addition to Cox, there will be many other individuals over the age of 55 and even a handful of individuals over the age of 60 who will join this prestigious club of marathon swimmers over the next decade.
Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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