Darren Miller

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Darren Miller is an American motivational speaker, race director, and marathon swimmer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. who became the second man, second American, and fourth person overall to achieve the Oceans Seven. Miller was the first swimmer in history to achieve the feat on all first attempts. Darren Miller was named one of the 101 Movers And Shakers In The Open Water Swimming World by the Daily News of Open Water Swimming for 2013 and received a nomination for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Award. Miller, along with Sarah Thomas, won the Barra Award in 2013 by voting members of the Marathon Swimmers Forum. He is a founding board member of the U.S. Winter Swimming Association that sanctions the first Winter Swimming Championship in North America and a lifetime member of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association.

Athletic History + Marathon Swimming Career

October 2019: Cuyamaca 100km (California, USA)
November 2016: Chimera 100m (California, USA)
October 2016: JC Stone 50km (Pennsylvania, USA)
August 2016: Viaduct Trail 50m (Pennsylvania, USA)
June 2016: Mohican Trail 100m (Ohio, USA)
June 2015: Sub-3 Marathon Challenge (Pennsylvania, USA)
January 2015: Big Bend 50m (Texas, USA)
September 2014: 24-Hour North Coast Endurance Run (Ohio, USA)
August 2014: Northern Ireland Ultra 57m (Northern Ireland, UK)
March 2014: Winter Swimming World Championships (Rovaniemi, Finland)
On 17 April 2010, he finished 3rd in the 37 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida in 11 hours 10 minutes at the age of 27.
On 5 June 2010, he finished 4th in the 11.5 km Potomac River Swim from Virginia to Maryland in 3 hours 58 minutes at the age of 27.
On 19 July 2010, he completed a 33.8 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 12 hours 4 minutes at the age of 27.
On 3 August 2011, he completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 9 hours 15 minutes 33 seconds at the age of 28.
On 21 October 2011, he completed a 42 km crossing of the Molokai Channel from Molokai Island to Oahu in 12 hours 12 minutes at the age of 28 to set the record for American swimmers.
On 3 May 2012, he completed a 14.4 km tandem crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 3 hours 44 minutes at the age of 29.
On 23 June 2012, he finished 7th in the 45.9 km Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in New York City in 8 hours 3 minutes at the age of 29 to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and the Grand Slam of Open Water Swimming.
On 10 July 2012, he completed a 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in Japan in 15 hours 55 minutes at the age of 29.
On 21 July 2012, he won the 43.5 km END-WET (Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test ) swim in the Red River from North Dakota to Minnesota in 9 hours 11 minutes at the age of 29.
On 21 March 2013, he completed a 23 km crossing of the Cook Strait from North Island to South Island in 10 hours 42 minutes at the age of 29.
On 3 May 2013, he finished 10th in the 22.8 km crossing on Apache Lake at the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona in 6 hours 20 minutes 50 seconds at the age of 30.
On 4 May 2013, he finished 17th in the 9 km crossing of Roosevelt Lake at the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona in 3 hours 9 minutes 55 seconds at the age of 30.
On 29 August 2013, he completed a 35 km crossing of the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland in 11 hours 16 minutes at the age of 30 to achieve the Oceans Seven.
January 2010: North Carolina Double-Century Cycling Race (North Carolina, USA)
June 2009: Mohican Trail 50m (Ohio, USA)
2009/2015: Boston Marathon Qualifier
2008-2015: Multiple Marathon Road Races
Miller is a lifetime member of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
On 6 August 2017, he appeared on The Weather Channel program called Top Ten: Extreme Adventures

Winter Swimming Association

Miller is a co-founder and board member of the United States Winter Swimming Association together with R. Cristian Vergara, Melissa O’Reilly, Brad McVetta and Steven Munatones.
Miller has participated in the Winter Swimming World Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland in 2014.
Miller is a co-organizer of the first Winter Swimming Championship in Lake Memphremagog, Vermont in February 2015 together with Phil White, Janet Kylander Manning, R. Cristian Vergara, Melissa O’Reilly, and Brad McVetta. The Winter Swimming Championship in North America is held in accordance with rules of the International Winter Swimming Association and organized in collaboration with Kingdom Games with the assistance of Mariia Yrjö-Koskinen and Aleksandr Jakovlevs of the International Winter Swimming Association.

Event Director

Miller has organized and hosted the Three Rivers Marathon Swim, a 30 km marathon swim since 2014. The course includes a 10 km marathon swim in the Ohio River, Allegheny River, and Monongahela Rivers. Information and past results available through Miller’s website.

Team Forever

Miller is swimming to benefit his non-profit, Team Forever and the Forever Fund, a fund he co-founded that aids families in their struggle to afford the costs associated with infant cardiothoracic surgery at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Charitable donations may be made at Miller’s website. Miller is fully-sponsored in his journey by Trustmont Financial Group, therefore allowing 100% of all donations to go back to the Forever Fund.

Miller is the race director and founder of the UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation 5K Open Water Challenge which is held annually at Keystone State Park in Derry, Pennsylvania, and the Three Rivers Marathon Swim in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The races benefit the Forever Fund at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Miller is also a professional speaker, and raises additional money for the Forever Fund through speaking to corporate events, university and other organizations. His motto, “Every Breath A Gift”, is the motivating force behind his desire to push the boundaries of what is possible, and inspire the youth of our nation to challenge themselves to see what they can achieve.

Forever Fund

Forever (Forever Fund & Team Forever) is a song by the Dropkick Murphys which has always reminded Miller of his grandmother – someone who inspires Miller to live the best life he can. She taught Miller that success has nothing to do with one’s pocketbook, but by how you treat someone who can do you absolutely no good. Miller have realized that life is short through the loss of several friends due to drugs and violence. We doesn’t have time to waste because we never know when the Lord will call us home!”