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Marathon swimming
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{{Short description|Class of swimming}}{{Use American English|date=September 2021}}{{for multi|the organized sporting contest, e.g. at the Olympics|Open water swimming|long-distance swimming|Long-distance swimming}}Marathon swimming is a class of open water swimming defined by long distances, at least {{Convert|10|km|4=2|sp=us}}. Unlike marathon foot-races which have a specifically defined distance, marathon swims vary in distance. However, one commonly used minimum definition is {{convert|10|km|mi|2|sp=us|abbr=off}}, the distance of the marathon swimming event at the Olympic Games.WEB,weblink olympic.org 10 km marathon swim, As in all open water swimming, tides, surface currents, and wind-chop are major determinants of finish-times. For a given course, these factors can vary dramatically from day to day, making any attempt to draw conclusions about athletic ability by comparing finish times from performances undertaken on different days meaningless.One of the earliest marathon swims was accomplished in 1875 by Captain Matthew Webb, when he became the first person to swim across the English Channel. Similarly, perhaps the most famous marathon swim of all time was accomplished in 1926 by Gertrude Ederle, when she became, at 19 years of age, the first woman to swim across the English Channel. In doing so, she demolished the existing world record for the crossing, by employing the crawl stroke technique.The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming includes three of the best-known marathon swims: (1) {{convert|21|mi|km|abbr=in|sp=us}} across the English Channel, (2) {{convert|20.1|mi|km|abbr=in|sp=us}} between Catalina Island and the mainland in Southern California, USA, and (3) {{convert|28.5|mi|km|abbr=in|sp=us}} around Manhattan Island in New York City, USA.
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Solo swims
- English Channel
- Catalina Channel (Santa Catalina â mainland)
- North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) (formerly known as the Irish Channel)
- Tsugaru Strait
- Strait of Gibraltar
- Strait of Bonifacio
- Rottnest Channel Swim (Australia)
- Cook Strait
- Swim Miami
- Beltquerung
- Otranto Strait
- Backstairs Passage
- Lake Tahoe
Group swims
- Rottnest Channel Swim (Australia)
- FINA World Aquatics Championships
- FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
See also
References
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- Channel Swimming Association
- Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
- Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
- NYC Swim
- ACNEG (Strait of Gibraltar Swimming Association)
- NAL (Strait of Bonifacio Swimming Association)
- Marathon Swimmers Federation
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130417092521weblink">FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup
- weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131019192942weblink">FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
- Open water swimming in Greece
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