Claire Russell started her Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming journey in 2017 with an Ice Mile completed in Leybourne Lanke in Kent, England in 41 minutes 0 seconds in 3.9°C water and 4.0° air temperature.

Then, she knocked off a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 18 hours 58 minutes in 2018, a 45.9 km 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island in 8 hours 29 minutes in 2022, and a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel in 18 hours 14 minutes on September 18th at the age of 62.

The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation reported her crossing, “After being blown out the night before, she landed aboard the Pacific Star on her 36th wedding anniversary with a full moon and a partial lunar eclipse. A happy and determined swimmer, Claire never wavered, completing her Frosted Triple Crown with this swim.

Her husband, accompanied by multiple friends and family, cheered her finish from the cliff tops, then met her at the dock.“

Onboard, she was supported by Cathy Harrington, Diana Corbin, and Rachel Spencer with escort kayak support from David Sundius and Angela Lee with Catalina Channel Swimming Federation observers Don Van Cleve and Sidney Russell.

Photos courtesy of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation.

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