Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Susie Maroney Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Susie Maroney as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, "Susie Maroney is our next inductee into the Australian Marathon Swimming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Straits of Florida between Cuba and Florida has been the site of many solo swim attempts since 1950. These adventurous swimmers have included Jose Cortinas, Leo Vigil, Rolando Elejalde, Luciana Nunez, Walter Poenisch, Susie Maroney [shown on left], Skip Storch, Chris Green, Diana Nyad, Penny Palfrey
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swimmers have been attempting to cross the Gulf Stream and swim from Cuba to Florida since 1950 (including Jose Cortinas, Leo Vigil, Rolando Elejalde, Luciana Nunez, Susie Maroney, Skip Storch, Chris Green, Diana Nyad, Walter Poenisch, Penny Palfrey and Chloë McCardel). Many of them met and had to receive
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Chloë McCardel completed her three-way crossing of the English Channel in 2015 in 36 hours 12 minutes, fellow Australian channel swimmer Michael 'Murph' Renford said, "Chloë's success undoubtedly makes her the greatest marathon, endurance and open water swimmer in Australian history." What makes for
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How big is marathon swimming on the world's stage? How interesting are the lives of swimmers? If International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer Susie Maroney is any indication, the answers are 'pretty big' and 'very'. The Daily Mail broke the story about how Cuba-to-Florida swimmer and 2-time
Photo © Marco Chiesa, Manhattan Island, New York. Results © NYC Swim. Looking back in the archives of the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (MIMS), there were a number of renowned swimmers competing in the June 12th 1999 race: *5-time winner and 7-time world professional marathon swimming champion Shelley Taylor-Smith was serving as a partner swimmer for
In a preliminary investigation of what is allowed and what is not allowed in solo swims across the Straits of Florida, we found the information below. While dozens have tried since 1950, there have only been three swimmers who made it from shore to shore (Walter Poenisch, Susie Maroney, and Diana Nyad) and three swimmers who have attempted in the 21st
Aussie Rules Swimming – Paul Newsome Carries On Courtesy of WOWSA, Manhattan Island, New York City. 14 victories since 1985. It is a rare - or never - that an athletic event in America is so dominated by Australian athletes. Marathon swimming - as in the annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim - is one such competition. Since 1985, men and women from
Shark Caged In The Ocean Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Susie Maroney used one nearly 200 km from Cuba to Florida across the Straits of Florida, but Chloë McCardel is going without during her upcoming attempt. Skip Storch used a shark cage in his Cuba-to-America attempt, but he found it less useful than a jellyfish cage. "The
Chloe McCardel's upcoming 103-mile marathon swim across the Florida Strait from Cuba to Florida will be done without any protective swimwear. She will face her journey like no one else has done before her over the last 40+ years. Susie Maroney and Skip Storch did their Cuba swims with shark cages. Penny Palfrey and Diana Nyad did their Cuba swims with
