Penny Palfrey swam like few others in history during 2011. The 49-year-old Australian from Queensland started off the year, swimming a trio of channels in Hawaii. A warm-up in the 7-mile Alalakeiki Channel led to a 17-mile Kaluakahi Channel (between Kauai and Niihau) and a record-setting Molokai Channel swim. In between she completed a unprecedented […]