Marcy MacDonald Dreams, Prepares, Succeeds 15 Times
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. American Marcy MacDonald completed her 15th English Channel crossing today in 11 hours 50 minutes.
“#15 is in the books,” the American podiatrist and Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame wrote on her blog Cutting Water.*
“I got to experience almost everything the channel hit you with: Darkness, start at 12:30 am. A beautiful sunrise around 4 am. Some, not much, bumpy condition. Some big traffic…and a stony beach landing, we had a visit from the British border patrol. Good I brought my passport, the film crew loved the entire [crossing].”
* Cutting Water = one swim stroke. In 1994, my life changed while cutting through the cool waters of the English Channel, a place that brings me peace. Swimming is such a wonderful, lifelong sport, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do, no matter what level you may be. Dream, Prepare, Succeed.
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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. 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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