Professor Ellen Shockro talks about her friend and fellow open water swimmer, Pat Gallant-Charette. Pat is an amazing woman. This year, 2011, she became the oldest woman, at 60, ever to complete successful swims of both the English Channel and the Catalina Channel. She hails from Maine, where opportunities to swim are limited to a short season because of
WESTBROOK, MAINE, U.S.A. Pat Gallant-Charette is too busy to think about her age. At an age most are thinking about retirement and relaxation, Pat is thinking about training, logistics and acclimatization to cold water. For her channel swims, Pat is nominated for the 2011 Woman of the Year. Learn more and vote HERE for 2011 World Open Water Swimming
Two South American women have forged a small lead in the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year poll, followed by two closely-packed chase groups. Like the tight 5K and 10K races among elite women at the world championship level, this poll will likely remain tight, competitive and will come down to the very end.With voting continuing until
Pat
Gallant-Charette is a 60-year-old full-time nurse who cares for her two young
grandchildren and is inspiring friends around the world with her attitude and marathon swimming achievements.
She kicked off 2011 by founding the non-profit Swim for Your Heart
February 14 organization that supports heart disease-related charity groups through
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A full-time nurse always taking care of others, Pat Gallant-Charette takes her mission in life to the channels of the world. With the English Channel (15 hours 57 minutes) and Strait of Gibraltar (3 hours 28 minutes) successfully completed, Pat completed the Catalina Channel yesterday in a time of 14 hours 11 minutes to become the oldest women to ever
The English Channel has its Half Century Club, a group of swimmers who have successfully crossed the English Channel past their 50th birthday. The Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel and the Catalina Channel also have their own Half Century Clubs.The Strait of Gibraltar's Half Century Club includes 32 swimmers who have found the Fountain of Youth somewhere
With more than 40 people planning a crossing of the Catalina Channel, more than 250 people planning a crossing of the English Channel, a record number of solo swimmers and relays doing the Rottnest Channel Swim in western Australia, Hawaii, a slew of people attempting the Cook Strait and the Tsugaru Channel, it is not surprising that the Strait of Gibraltar
