Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.

Yuta Tsuboi became the first Japanese male swimmer to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.

“I’m in pain all over, but it feels good!,” said the CIBBOWS swimmer who lives in New York.

Historical footnote: Dr. Sakura Hingley was the first Japanese swimmer to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.

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