Swimming Achievements
- First crossing of all five Great Lakes (completed in a two month period)
- First double crossing of Lake Ontario
- First butterfly swim across the English Channel
- Longest solo swim (distance) 94 km
- Longest solo swim (time) 63 hours 40 minutes
- 129 hours, 45 minutes continuous swimming (pool record)
- Greatest distance, butterfly (male or female) 80.2 km
- Most crossings of Lake Ontario (six)
- Circumnavigation of Sydney Harbour (butterfly)
- Crossing of the Juan de Fuca Strait in British Columbia (butterfly)
- Crossing of Lake Ontario (butterfly)
- Crossing of Catalina Channel (butterfly)
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